List Of Top 20 Forbes Richest People In Africa 2019

American business magazine Forbes has finally published a list of top 20 richest people in Africa as of 2019, and surprisingly, no Kenyan billionaire features on the list. Nigeria’s magnate Aliko Dangote still maintains the top spot for the eighth year in a row. Another Nigerian Mike Adenuga who accumulates his wealth from oil and telecommunications business takes the second spot. South African billionaire businessman Nicky Oppenheimer who ranked second last year drops to number three.

Mohammed Dewji, 43, is the youngest billionaire in the list with an estimated net worth of $1.9 billion. The Tanzanian’s sources of wealth include manufacturing, agriculture, trading, finance, mobile telephony, insurance, real estate, transport and logistics, and food and beverages. All these under Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania Limited (MeTL), a commodities trading business founded by his father.

Othman Benjelloun, 86, is the oldest billionaire in the list with an estimated net worth of $1.7 billion. Othman who hails from Morocco has interests in banking and insurance.

Isabel dos Santos still remains the richest woman in Africa with an estimated net worth of $2.3 billion. The 45-year-old is a daughter to the immediate former president of Angola, Jose Eduardo dos Santos.  Her investments interests include telecommunications, media, retail, finance and the energy industry.

Below is a full list of the 20 richest billionaires in Africa as of 2019 according to Forbes Magazine.

Name Net Worth Country Age Investments
 1 Aliko Dangote $10.3 B Nigeria 61 Cement, sugar, flour
 2 Mike Adenuga $9.2 B Nigeria 65 Telecom, oil
 3 Nicky Oppenheimer $7.3 B South Africa 73 Diamonds
 4 Nassef Sawiris $6.3 B Egypt 57 Construction, chemicals
 5 Johann Rupert $5.3 B South Africa 68 Luxury goods
 6 Issad Rebrab $3.7 B Algeria 75 Food
 7 Naguib Sawiris $2.9 B Egypt 64 Telecom
 8 Koos Bekker $2.3 B SouthAfrica 66 Media​​ and other diversified​​ investments
 9 Isabel dos Santos $2.3 B Angola 45 Diversified​​ investments
 10 Mohamed Mansour $2.3 B Egypt 70 Diversified​​ investments
 11 Strive Masiyiwa $2.3 B Zimbabwe 57 Telecom
 12 Patrice Motsepe $2.3 B South Africa 56 Mining
 13 Aziz Akhannouch $2.1 B Morocco 58 Petroleum and other diversified investments​​ 
 14 Mohammed Dewji $1.9 B Tanzania 43 Diversified investments
 15 Othman Benjelloun $1.7 B Morocco 86 Banking and Insurance
 16 Abdulsamad Rabiu $1.6 B Nigeria 58 Cement and Sugar
 17 Yasseen Mansour $1.5 B Egypt 57 Diversified investments
 18 Youssef Mansour $1.2 B Egypt 73 Diversified investments
 19 Folorunsho Alakija $1.1 B Nigeria 68 Oil
 20 Michiel Le Roux $1.1 B South Africa 69 Banking

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