• RankNameNet Worth $Source of WealthCitizenshipAge
    1Aliko Dangote14.4 bnCement, Flour, Sugar, SaltNigeria58
    2Mike Adenuga10 bnTelecom, Oil, Real EstateNigeria62
    3Nicky Oppenheimer6.6 bnDiamondsSouth Africa70
    4Christoffel Wiese6.2 bnRetailingSouth Africa74
    5Johann Rupert5.3 bnLuxury GoodsSouth Africa65
    6Nassef Sawiris4.1 bnConstruction, ChemicalsEgypt55
    7Nathan Kirsch3.7 bnRetailSwaziland84
    8Isabel dos Santos3.1 bnInvestmentsAngola42
    9Issad Rebrab3.1 bnFoodAlgeria71
    10Naguib Sawiris3 bnTelecomEgypt61
    11Mohamed Mansour2.5 bnDiversifiedEgypt68
    12Othman Benjelloun1.9 bnBanking, InsuranceMorocco83
    13Mohamed Al Fayed1.9 bnRetailingEgypt87
    14Femi Otedola1.85 bnGas StationsNigeria53
    15Youssef Mansour1.73 bnDiversifiedEgypt70
    16Folorunsho Alakija1.55 bnOilNigeria65
    17Allan Gray1.49 bnMoney ManagementSouth Africa78
    18Koos Bekker1.47 bnMedia, InvestmentSouth Africa63
    19Yassen Mansour1.39 bnDiversifiedEgypt54
    20Aziz Akhannouch1.25 bnPetroleum, DiversifiedMorocco55
    21Patrice Motsepe1.15 bnMiningSouth Africa54
    22Abdulsamad Rabiu1.1 bnDiversifiedNigeria55
    23Onsi Sawiris1.09 bnConstruction, TelecomEgypt86
    24Mohammed Dewji1.09 bnDiversifiedTanzania40