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African Billionaires of 2015
Forbes has put out its list of billionaires of 2015 and we have fished out the billionaires from Africa. Our list consists of 31 men and 2 women from 10 African counties. The number of African Billionaires has grown from 2014’s 30 to 33 for 2015. Two billionaires from Uganda and Morocco dropped off the list from last year and some new comers were added to the list.
African Countries represented on the Billionaire list
This year, South Africa continues to lead the pack with 9 Billionaires, followed by Egypt with 8 Billionaires. Nigeria has 5 billionaires and Morocco 3. The other countries represented are Angola, Algeria, Ethiopia, Sunda, Swaziland and Uganda.
African Billionaire Age groups
There are 3 billionaires in their forties, 10 in their fifties, 10 in their sixties, 5 in their seventies and 5 in their eighties. Africa’s youngest Billionaire is Mohammed Dewji from Tanzania at Age 40.
| Picture | Africa Rank | Forbes Rank | Name | Net Worth | Age | Wealth Source | Hometown / Residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #67 | Aliko Dangote | $14.7 B | 58 | cement, sugar, flour | Nigeria |
| 2 | #96 | Patrick Soon-Shiong | $12.2 B | 64 | pharmaceuticals | South Africa / United States |
| 3 | #100 | Elon Musk | $12 B | 44 | Tesla Motors | South Africa / United States |
| 4 | #116 | Mohammed Al Amoudi | $10.8 B | 69 | oil, diversified | Ethiopia / Saudi Arabia |
| 5 | #179 | Johann Rupert | $7.4 B | 65 | luxury goods | South Africa |
| 6 | #201 | Nicky Oppenheimer | $6.7 B | 70 | diamonds | South Africa |
| 7 | #225 | Nassef Sawiris | $6.3 B | 55 | construction | Egypt |
| 7 | #225 | Christoffel Wiese | $6.3 B | 74 | retailing | South Africa |
| 8 | #393 | Mike Adenuga | $4.2 B | 62 | telcom, oil | Nigeria |
| 9 | #418 | Mohamed Mansour | $4 B | 68 | diversified | Egypt |
| 10 | #435 | Nathan Kirsh | $3.9 B | 84 | retail, real estate | Swaziland |
| 11 | #534 | Isabel dos Santos | $3.3 B | 42 | investments | Angola |
| 12 | #577 | Issad Rebrab | $3.1 B | 72 | food | Algeria |
| 13 | #577 | Naguib Sawiris | $3.1 B | 61 | telecom | Egypt |
| 14 | #628 | Youssef Mansour | $2.9 B | 70 | diversified | Egypt |
| 15 | #810 | Yasseen Mansour | $2.3 B | 54 | diversified | Egypt |
| 15 | #810 | Othman Benjelloun | $2.3 B | 83 | banking, insurance | Morocco |
| 15 | #810 | Koos Bekker | $2.3 B | 63 | media, investments | South Africa |
| 16 | #847 | Patrice Motsepe | $2.2 B | 54 | mining | South Africa |
| 17 | #894 | Stephen Saad | $2.1 B | 51 | pharmaceuticals | South Africa |
| 18 | #949 | Mohamed Al Fayed | $2 B | 87 | retail, investments | Egypt |
| 18 | #949 | Folorunsho Alakija | $2 B | 65 | oil | Nigeria |
| 19 | #1054 | Onsi Sawiris | $1.8 B | 86 | construction, telecom | Egypt |
| 20 | #1118 | Aziz Akhannouch | $1.7 B | 55 | petroleum, diversified | Morocco |
| 21 | #1226 | Allan Gray | $1.55 B | 78 | investing | South Africa |
| 22 | #1415 | Miloud Chaabi | $1.3 B | 87 | diversified | Morocco |
| 23 | #1500 | Mohammed Dewji | $1.25 B | 40 | diversified | Tanzania |
| 24 | #1638 | Mohammed Ibrahim | $1.1 B | 69 | communications | Sudan / United Kingdom |
| 24 | #1638 | Sudhir Ruparelia | $1.1 B | 60 | real estate | Uganda |
| 25 | #1712 | Samih Sawiris | $1.05 B | 59 | real estate, hotels | Egypt |
| 26 | #1741 | Femi Otedola | $1 B | 53 | gas stations | Nigeria |
| 26 | #1741 | Abdulsamad Rabiu | $1 B | 55 | cement, sugar, flour | Nigeria |
| 26 | #1741 | Rostam Azizi | $1 B | 51 | telecom, investments | Tanzania |
