15 Africa's richest people have a combined net worth of N23 trillion
- The top 15 richest people in Africa have a combined net worth of around N23 trillion
- Legit.ng compiled a list of the top 15 richest people, including details such as their age and the country they earned their wealth in
- Nigeria's Aliko Dangote is number one on the list as he is the richest man in Africa
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Fifteen of the richest people in the continent of Africa have a combined net worth of N23 trillion. Topping the list is Nigeria's Aliko Dangote who has a net worth of $13.5 billion (N5,179,815,000,000).
Coming in at number 11 is South Africa's 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. Legit.ng compiled a list of the top 15, including their net worth, age and the country they made their fortune in.
Source: UGC
15. Youssef Mansour (75)
Country: Egypt
Net worth: $1.9 billion
14. Isabel dos Santos (47)
Country: Angola
Net worth: $1.7 billion
13. Yasseen Mansour (59)
Country: Egypt
Net worth: $2.3 billion
12. Koos Bekker (67)
Country: South Africa
Net worth: $2.5 billion
11. Patrice Motsepe (58)
Country: South Africa
Net worth: $2.2 billion
10. Abdulsamad Rabiu (60)
Country: Nigeria
Net worth: $3.1 billion
9. Mohamed Mansour (72)
Country: Egypt
Net worth: $3.3 billion
8. Aziz Akhannouch (59)
Country: Morocco
Net worth: $3.5 billion
7. Naguib Sawiris (66)
Country: Egypt
Net worth: $5.34 billion
6. Nassef Sawiris (59)
Country: Egypt
Net worth: $5.6 billion
5. Nicky Oppenheimer (75)
Country: South Africa
Net worth: $6.53 billion
4. Johann Rupert (70)
Country: South Africa
Net worth: $6.64 billion
3. Issad Rebrab (76)
Source: Facebook
Country: Algeria
Net worth: $7.5 billion
2. Mike Adenuga (67)
Source: Twitter
Country: Nigeria
Net worth: $7.7 billion
1. Aliko Dangote (63)
Source: Getty Images
Country: Nigeria
Net Worth: $13.5 billion
The above information was gathered from businessinsider.co.za.
In similar news, Legit.ng compiled a list of 18 people who joined the billionaires club in 2020. The 2020 Forbes list of 400 billionaires proved that as it has new 18 rich people.
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 net worth of the newcomers.
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