According to Forbes ranking here are the top ten richest men in Africa. The list was released on Wednesday 9th January 2019 as follows;
S/Number and Names
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Net Worth
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1. Aliko Dangote
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$12.2 billion net worth
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2. Nicky Oppenheimer
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$7.7 billion net worth
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3. Johann Rupert
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$7.2 billion net worth
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4. Nassef Sawiris
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$6.8 billion net worth
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5. Mike Adenuga
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$5.3 billion net worth
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6. Naguib Sawaris
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$4 billion net worth
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7. Issad Regrab
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$4 billion net worth
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8. Koos Becker
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$2.8 billion net worth
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9. Mohamed Mansour
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$2.7 billion net worth
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10. Patrice Motsepe
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$2.4 billion net worth
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Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote has retained his place as the richest man in Africa. He remained number one on the newly released Forbes’ list of African billionaires. He, however, lost almost $2bn compared to his last year’s worth. Dangote’s estimated $10.3 billion net worth is nearly $2 billion less than a year ago.
Another Nigerian, Folorunsho Alakija was one of the billionaires, who suffered a drop in their net worth between last year and this year, as she held No 19 on the 20-man list.
The rating magazine reports that Alakija’s net worth dropped due to a decline in the value of one of Nigeria’s most productive oil fields. Mike Adenuga, the owner of Globacom, emerged Africa’s 5th richest man. He is worth an estimated $9.2 billion.
Others are Nigeria’s cement mogul Abdulsamad Rabiu, who runs and owns the BUA Group, standing at number 16 on the list for the first time since 2015.
