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List of Top 20 Forbes Billionaires in Africa 2018

written by Victor Matara February 8, 2018

This is a list of top 20 billionaires in Africa and their net worth as of 2018 according to Forbes; an American business magazine which publishes the list yearly. Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote still maintains the top spot for the for the seventh year in a row. South African businessmen Nicky Oppenheimer and Johann Rupert take the second and third spots respectively.  Below is a full list of the 20 billionaires and their net worth. ( South Africa dominates the list)

Name Country Net worth
1 Aliko Dangote Nigeria 12.2
2 Nicky Oppenheimer South Africa 7.7
3 Johann Rupert South Africa 7.2
4 Nassef Sawiris Egypt 5.3
5 Mike Adenuga Nigeria 4
6 Issad Rebrab Algeria 4
7 Naguib Sawiris Egypt 4
8 Koos Bekker South Africa 2.8
9 Isabel Santos Angola 2.7
10 Mohamed Mansour Egypt 2.7
11 Patrice Motsepe South Africa 2.4
12 Aziz Akhannouch Morocco 2.2
13 Yasseen Mansour Egypt 1.9
14 Strive Masiyiwa Zimbabwe 1.7
15 Folorunsho Alakija Nigeria 1.6
16 Othman Benjelloun Morocco 1.6
17 Mohammed Dewji Tanzania 1.5
18 Youssef Mansour Egypt 1.4
19 Michiel le Roux South Africa 1.2
20 Stephen Saad South Africa 1.2
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