Forbes unveils Africa’s 40 richest people

Africa’s 40 Richest

Edited by Kerry A. Dolan
Reported by Zina Moukheiber, Mfonobong Nsehe, Edwin Durgy and Susan Adams

Forbes’ inaugural list of the 40 Richest People in Africa is a testament to the growing global importance of the continent. Fortunes are being created everywhere from South Africa clear north to Morocco and Egypt in a diverse array of industries, by companies that cater to local tastes or worldwide needs. The combined wealth of the 40 richest is $64.9 billion – more than Thailand’s 40 richest (at $45 billion) but less than Taiwan’s (at $92.7 billion).

List

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2011/89/africa-billionaires-11_land.html

Article

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2011/11/16/africas-40-richest/

Net Worth ($ million)

1 Aliko Dangote 10,100 billion age 54
2 Nicky Oppenheimer & family 6,500 billion age 66
3 Nassef Sawiris 4,750 billion age 50
4 Johann Rupert & family 4,700 billion age 61
5 Mike Adenuga 4,300 billion age 58
6 Miloud Chaabi 3,000billion age  82
7 Naguib Sawiris 2,900 billion age 57
8 Christoffel Wiese 2,700 billion age 70
9 Onsi Sawiris 2,600 billion age 81
10 Patrice Motsepe 2,500 billion age 49

11 Othman Benjelloun 2,400 billion age 79
12 Anas Sefrioui 1,750 billion age 54
13 Mohamed Mansour 1,700 billion age 63
14 Yasseen Mansour 1,550 billion age 50
14 Youssef Mansour 1,550 billion age 66
16 Mohamed Al Fayed 1,300 billion age 78
17 Jim Ovia 775 million age 57
18 Lauritz (Laurie) Dippenaar 750 million age 63
19 Shafik Gabr 730 million age 59
20 Stephen Saad 640 million age 47

21 Theophilus Danjuma 600 million age 72
22 Alami Lazraq 575 million age 61
23 Samih Sawiris 560 million age 54
24 Oba Otudeko 550 million age 67
25 Raymond Ackerman 545 million age 80
26 Uhuru Kenyatta 500 million age 50
27 Gerrit Thomas (GT) Ferreira 460 million age 63
28 Hakeem Belo-Osagie 450 million age 56
29 Abdulsamad Rabiu 400 million age NA
30 Mohammed Indimi 330 million age 63

31 Chris Kirubi 300 million age 70
31 Jannie Mouton 300 million age 64
33 Michiel Le Roux 290 million age 62
34 Adrian Gore 280 million age 47
34 Strive Masiyiwa 280 million age 51
36 Cyril Ramaphosa 275 million age 59
36 Giovanni Ravazzotti 275 million age 68
38 Mohamed Bensalah 270 million age 41
39 Markus Jooste 260 million age 50
40 Paul Harris 250 million age 61