HAWA NDIYO MATAJIRI WA AFRICA

No.1 Aliko Dangote

Net Worth:$11.2 billion – As of March. 2012

Source of wealth: sugar, flour, cement , self-made

Age:54 ,Citizenship: Nigeria , Residence: Lagos, Nigeria

Marital Status: Married, Children:3

Aliko Dangote is Africa’s and Nigeria’s Richest Man as of 2012 according to Forbes Magazine with a net worth of $11.2 billion.

 

No.2 Nicky Oppenheimer & family

Net Worth:$6.8 billion – As of March 2012

Source of wealth: De Beers, inherited

South Africa’s Richest Person: #1

Age:66 , Citizenship : South Africa , Residence: Johannesburg, South Africa

Marital Status: Married, Children:1

Nicky Oppenheimer is worth $6.8 billion. He is the richest person in South Africa and is the 139th richest person in the world. How did he get rich? He is the chairman of De Beers diamonds, of course, and also has a significant interest in Anglo-American plc, the gold mining company. He also owns Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, the largest private game reserve in South Africa.

No.3 Nassef Sawiris (tie)

Net Worth:$5.1 billion  – As of March 2012

Egypt’s Richest Person: #1

Source: construction, inherited and growing

Age:51 , Citizenship: Egypt , Residence: Cairo, Egypt

Nassef Sawiris is Onsi’s youngest son and is worth $5.5 billion. He is the richest person in Egypt, and the 199th richest person in the world. He took over leadership of Orascom’s construction and fertiliser division in the late nineties and sold its cement business to Lafarge in 2007, although he still owns a stake and sits on the French company’s board. He is also the largest shareholder in Texas Industries.

No.4 Johann Rupert

Net Worth:$5.1 billion - As of March 2012

Source: Luxury goods, inherited and growing

Age: 61 , Citizenship: South Africa, Residence: Stellenbosch, South Africa

Marital Status: Married, Children:3

Johann Rupert is the second-richest person in South Africa, being worth $5.1 billion. He is the 199th richest person in the world, and made his money from Richemont, the Swiss luxury group that owns Cartier, Dunhill, Chloe bags and MontBlanc pens. The company purchased online fashion portal Net-a-Porter. Remgro, his South African holding company purchased VenFin earlier in 2010. He also owns Rupert & Rothschild and L’Ormarins wine estates, and one of South Africa’s most exclusive golf clubs.

No.5 Mike Adenuga

Net Worth:$4.3 Billion – As of March 2012

Source of wealth: Telcom, banking, oil, self-made

Age:58 , Citizenship: Nigeria , Residence:Lagos, Nigeria

Marital Status: Married

Mike Adenuga is the second-richest person in Nigeria with a fortune of $4.3 Billion. He is the 248th richest person in the world and made his money in telecommunications with Globacom, a carrier that has recently launched its 4G network. The company has also invested in the submarine cable connecting Nigeria to the world. His beginnings were small, as he started selling lace and Coca-Cola, but then he finally won a contract to build military barracks in the late 1980s. Adenuga also has a stake in the Equitorial Trust Bank, and is the chair of Conoil.