- The top 15 richest people in Africa have a combined nett worth of around R1 trillion
- Briefly.co.za compiled a list of the top 15 richest people, including details such as their age and the country they earned their wealth in
- There are quite a few Saffas on this list, one of whom is President Cyril Ramaphosa's brother-in-law Patrice Motsepe
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15 of the richest people in the continent of Africa have a combined nett worth of R1 trillion. Topping the list is Nigeria's Aliko Dangote. Dangote has a nett worth of $13.5 billion (around R217 billion, given the current exchange rate).
Coming in at number 11 is South Africa's own Patrice Motsepe. Motsepe is also President Cyril Ramaphosa's brother-in-law. His older sister, Dr Tshepo, has been the wife of Ramaphosa since the 90s.
These billionaires secured their bag by making investments in various industries. Briefly.co.za compiled a list of the top 15, including their nett worth, age and the country they made their fortune in.
Patrice Motsepe, chairman of Harmony Gold Mining Co., listens at a press conference in Sandton, Johannesburg, Monday, October 18, 2004. Source: Naashon Zalk/Bloomberg via Getty
Source: Getty Images
15. Youssef Mansour (75)
Country: Egypt
Nett worth: $1.9 billion
14. Isabel dos Santos (47)
Country: Angola
Nett worth: $1.7 billion
13. Yasseen Mansour (59)
Country: Egypt
Nett worth: $2.3 billion
12. Koos Bekker (67)
Country: South Africa
Nett worth: $2.5 billion
11. Patrice Motsepe (58)
Country: South Africa
Net worth: $2.2 billion
10. Abdulsamad Rabiu (60)
Country: Nigeria
Nett worth: $3.1 billion
9. Mohamed Mansour (72)
Country: Egypt
Nett worth: $3.3 billion
8. Aziz Akhannouch (59)
Country: Morocco
Nett worth: $3.5 billion
7. Naguib Sawiris (66)
Country: Egypt
Nett worth: $5.34 billion
6. Nassef Sawiris (59)
Country: Egypt
Nett worth: $5.6 billion
5. Nicky Oppenheimer (75)
Country: South Africa
Nett worth: $6.53 billion
4. Johann Rupert (70)
Country: South Africa
Nett worth: $6.64 billion
3. Issad Rebrab (76)
Issad Rebrab made it to number 3 in the top 15 richest people in Africa. Source: Issad Rebrab / Facebook
Source: Facebook
Country: Algeria
Nett worth: $7.5 billion
2. Mike Adenuga (67)
Mike Adenuga is number 2 in the top 15 richest men in Africa. Source: @Drmike_adenuga / Twitter
Source: Twitter
Country: Nigeria
Nett worth: $7.7 billion
1. Aliko Dangote (63)
Aliko Dangote, president and chief executive officer of Dangote Group, listens during a Bloomberg Television interview on the sidelines in Singapore. Source: Wei Leng Tay/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Source: Getty Images
Country: Nigeria
Nett Worth: $13.5 billion
The above information was gathered from businessinsider.co.za. In similar news, Briefly.co.za compiled a list of 18 people who joined the billionaires club in 2020 revealed. The 2020 Forbes list of 400 billionaires proved that as it has new 18 rich people on the list.
According to Forbes, the fortunes of this crop of new money range from video conferencing to equity and electric vehicles. It should be noted that the minimum requirement to make the list is $2.1 billion, meaning that is the lowest nett worth of the newcomers.
The same media also noted that some of them are self-made and that the Covid-19 outbreak helped people like Eric Yuan, the CEO of Zoom, and Alice Schwartz, whose company Bio-Rad produces coronavirus diagnostic tests.
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