Dangote tops them all on Forbes richest Africans list

Forbes has released its top 20 list of Africa’s richest people this year, with Nigerian multi-billionaire, Aliko Dangote still topping the list. 

He has held the position for the eleventh time.

Billionaires from seven African countries made the list. South Africa and Egypt have the most with five each followed by Nigeria with three billionaires.

Ghana is still waiting to make its first entry on the Forbes Africa richest list.

Below are the full lists of Africa richest people

2           Johann Rupert    $11 B     71           luxury goods

4           Nassef Sawiris    $8.6 B    61           construction, investments

5           Abdulsamad Rabiu            $7 B       61           cement, sugar

7           Issad Rebrab       $5.1 B    78           food

8           Naguib Sawiris   $3.4 B    67           telecom

9           Patrice Motsepe               $3.1 B    59           mining

10        Koos Bekker        $2.7 B    69           media, investments

11        Strive Masiyiwa  $2.7 B    60           telecom

12        Mohamed Mansour         $2.5 B    74           diversified

13        Aziz Akhannouch               $2.2 B    61           petroleum, diversified

14        Michiel Le Roux $1.7 B    72           banking

15        Othman Benjelloun          $1.5 B    89           banking, insurance

16        Mohammed Dewji            $1.5 B    46           diversified

17        Youssef Mansour              $1.5 B    76           diversified

18        Yasseen Mansour             $1.1 B    60           diversified