Nigerian business mogul, Aliko Dangote sits on top of the Forbes richest list with $12.2 Billion.
Two other Nigerians are also on the list, they include, Glo owner, Mike Adenuga with $5.3 Billion, and oil magnate Folorunsho Alakija with $1.6 Billion.
3 Nigerians feature in Forbes’ 23 African Billionaires list, Dangote retaining the throne for the 7th year in a row with $12.2 billion.
The only other woman on the list is Angola’s Isabel dos Santos with $2.7 billion, down from $3.2 billion a year ago.
8 South Africans feature on the list, the highest for any African country, diamond mining heir Nicky Oppenheimer with $7.7 billion being the richest of the lot.
Forbes 23 African Billionaires List
See the full list of Africa’s 23 billionaires below:
1 Aliko Dangote – $12.2 billion
2 Nicky Oppenheimer – $7.7 billion
3 Johann Rupert – $7.2 billion
4 Nassef Sawiris – $6.8 billion
5 Mike Adenuga – $5.3 billion
6 Issad Rebrab – $4 billion
6 Naguib Sawiris – $4 billion
8 Koos Bekker – $2.8 billion
9 Isabel dos Santos – $2.7 billion
10 Mohamed Mansour – $2.7 billion
11 Patrice Motsepe – $2.4 billion
12 Aziz Akhannouch – $2.2 billion
13 Yasseen Mansour – $1.9 billion
14 Strive Masiyiwa – $1.7 billion
15 Folorunsho Alakija – $1.6 billion
15 Othman Benjelloun – $1.6 billion
17 Mohammed Dewji – $1.5 billion
18 Youssef Mansour – $1.4 billion
19 Michiel Le Roux – $1.2 billion
19 Stephen Saad – $1.2 billion
21 Desmond Sacco – $1.1 billion
21 Onsi Sawiris – $1.1 billion
21 Christoffel Wiese – $1.1 billion
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