Dangote leads Adenuga, Alakija in Africa’s richest list

 

Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote, President, Dangote Group, continues his reign as Africa’s richest person, according to current list released by Forbes.

Dangote is seated atop the list which includes three other compatriots, Mike Adenuga, Globacom chairman; Abdulsamad Rabiu, the BUA Group chief and only female Folorusho Alakija, the Famfa Oil vice-chairman.

Below is the comprehensive list of Africa’s richest 20, according to Forbes:

• Aliko Dangote – $10.1billion
• Nassef Sawiris – $8 billion
• Mike Adenuga – $7.7 billion
• Nicky Oppenheimer – $7.7 billion
• Johann Rupert – $6.5 billion
• Issad Rebrab – $4.4 billion
• Mohamed Mansour – $3.3 billion
• Abdulsamad Rabiu – $3.1 billion
• Naguib Sawiris – $3 billion
• Patrice Motsepe – $2.6 billion
• Koos Bekker – $2.5 billion
• Yasseen Mansour $2.3 billion
• Isabel dos Santos – $2.2 billion
• Youssef Mansour – $1.9 billion
• Aziz Akhannouch – $1.7 billion
• Mohammed Dewji – $1.6 billion
• Othman Benjelloun – $1.4 billion
• Michiel Le Roux – $1.3 billion
• Strive Masiyiwa – $1.1billion

Folorunso Alakija – $1billion