Nigerian businessman and owner of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote is the richest man in Africa as of March 2019. He is estimated to be worth a staggering $10.3 billion by Forbes.

Mike Adenuga
Mike Adenuga is second on the list with a net worth of $9.2 billion. Adenuga is a Nigerian billionaire businessman and owner of Nigeria’s second-largest telecom operator, Globacom. He is the second richest man in Africa. He made his money investing in telecoms, oil & gas.

Nicky Oppenheimer is a South African business tycoon. The 73 year-old philanthropist made his money investing in diamonds and is the third richest man in Africa. He is worth a whopping $7.3 billion.
Nassef Sawiris
Nassef Sawiris is an Egyptian billionaire and co-owner of English Football team, Aston Villa. The fourth richest man in Africa is worth about $6.3 billion. He made his money investing in construction and chemicals.
Others are:
Johann Rupert (South Africa)
Net worth: $5.3 B
Issad Rebrab (Algeria)
Net worth: $3.7 B
Naguib Sawiris (Egypt)
Net worth: $2.9 B

Net worth: $2.3 B
Aziz Akhannouch (Morocco)
Net worth: $2.1 B
Mohammed Dewji (Tanzania)
Net worth: $1.9 B
Othman Benjelloun (Morocco)
Net worth: $1.7 B
Abdulsamad Rabiu (Nigeria)
Net worth: $1.6 B
Yasseen Mansour (Egypt)
Net worth: $1.5 B
Youssef Mansour (Egypt)
Net worth: $1.2 B
Folorunsho Alakija (Nigeria), Michiel Le Roux (South Africa)
Net worth: $1.1 B

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