These are the 2016 richest people in Africa as ranked by Forbes.
|
Rank |
Name |
Net Worth |
Age |
Origin of Wealth |
 |
#1 |
Aliko Dangote |
$16.7 B |
59 |
cement, sugar, flour |
 |
#2 |
Nicky Oppenheimer |
$6.6 B |
71 |
diamonds |
 |
#3 |
Christoffel Wiese |
$6.5 B |
74 |
retailing |
 |
#4 |
Johann Rupert |
$6.3 B |
66 |
luxury goods |
 |
#5 |
King Mohammed VI |
$5.7 B |
52 |
diversified |
 |
#6 |
Nassef Sawiris |
$4.9 B |
55 |
construction, chemicals |
 |
#7 |
Mike Adenuga |
$3.5 B |
63 |
telcom, oil |
 |
#8 |
Isabel dos Santos |
$3.4 B |
43 |
investments |
 |
#9 |
Issad Rebrab |
$3.2 B |
72 |
food |
 |
#10 |
Naguib Sawiris |
$3 B |
61 |
telecom |
 |
#11 |
Mohamed Mansour |
$2.5 B |
68 |
diversified |
 |
#12 |
Othman Benjelloun |
$2.05 B |
83 |
banking, insurance |
 |
#13 |
Folorunsho Alakija |
$1.7 B |
65 |
oil |
 |
#13 |
Koos Bekker |
$1.7 B |
63 |
media, investments |
 |
#13 |
Youssef Mansour |
$1.7 B |
71 |
diversified |
 |
#16 |
Femi Otedola |
$1.6 B |
53 |
gas stations |
 |
#17 |
Onsi Sawiris |
$1.55 B |
86 |
construction, telecom |
 |
#18 |
Aziz Akhannouch |
$1.4 B |
55 |
petroleum, diversified |
 |
#18 |
Yasseen Mansour |
$1.4 B |
54 |
diversified |
 |
#20 |
Stephen Saad |
$1.2 B |
51 |
pharmaceuticals |
 |
#21 |
Mohammed Dewji |
$1.1 B |
41 |
diversified |
 |
#22 |
Patrice Motsepe |
$1.05 B |
54 |
mining |
 |
#23 |
Abdulsamad Rabiu |
$1 B |
55 |
cement, sugar, flour |
 |
#24 |
Jannie Mouton |
$970 M |
69 |
financial services |
 |
#25 |
Rostam Azizi |
$900 M |
51 |
telecom, investments |
 |
#26 |
Samih Sawiris |
$850 M |
59 |
real estate, hotels |
 |
#27 |
Mohamed Bensalah |
$800 M |
45 |
financial services |
 |
#27 |
Miloud Chaabi |
$800 M |
87 |
diversified |
 |
#27 |
Sudhir Ruparelia |
$800 M |
60 |
real estate |
 |
#30 |
Theophilus Danjuma |
$750 M |
77 |
oil |
 |
#31 |
Tony Elumelu |
$700 M |
53 |
investments |
 |
#31 |
Bhimji Depar Shah |
$700 M |
– |
consumer goods |
 |
#33 |
Anas Sefrioui |
$650 M |
59 |
real estate |
 |
#34 |
Moulay Hafid Elalamy |
$620 M |
56 |
insurance |
 |
#35 |
Lauritz (Laurie) Dippenaar |
$610 M |
67 |
banking, insurance |
 |
#36 |
Said Salim Bakhresa |
$600 M |
67 |
manufacturing |
 |
#37 |
Jim Ovia |
$550 M |
62 |
banking |
|
#38 |
Michiel Le Roux |
$530 M |
67 |
banking |
 |
#39 |
Raymond Ackerman |
$500 M |
85 |
retailing |
 |
#39 |
Mohammed Indimi |
$500 M |
67 |
oil |
 |
#41 |
Adrian Gore |
$480 M |
52 |
financial services |
 |
#42 |
Cyril Ramaphosa |
$450 M |
63 |
investments |
|
#42 |
Ali Wakrim |
$450 M |
– |
gas |
 |
#44 |
Gerrit Thomas (GT) Ferreira |
$420 M |
68 |
banking, insurance |
 |
#45 |
Gus Attridge |
$410 M |
55 |
pharmaceuticals |
 |
#46 |
Markus Jooste |
$400 M |
55 |
furniture retailing |
 |
#46 |
Narendra Raval |
$400 M |
54 |
steel, cement |
 |
#48 |
Naushad Merali |
$370 M |
65 |
diversified |
|
#49 |
Giovanni Ravazzotti |
$330 M |
73 |
ceramics, tile |
 |
#49 |
Orji Uzor Kalu |
$330 M |
56 |
diversified |
