FULL LIST: Dangote, Rabiu, Adenuga makes a list of 2022 Africa’s richest persons

Forbes, a global media company, focusing on business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership, and lifestyle have listed the richest African people in 2022.

Aliko Dangote, Nigeria’s business mogul tops the list.

He has held the position for the eleventh time.

Forbes used stock prices and currency exchange rates from January 19, 2022, to measure the net worth.

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Billionaires from seven African countries made the list. South Africa and Egypt have the most with five each followed by Nigeria with three billionaires.

Below are the full lists of Africa richest people

1            Aliko Dangote    $13.9 B 64           cement, sugar

2           Johann Rupert    $11 B     71           luxury goods

3           Nicky Oppenheimer $8.7 B    76       diamonds

4           Nassef Sawiris    $8.6 B    61           construction, investments

5           Abdulsamad Rabiu   $7 B   61          cement, sugar

6           Mike Adenuga    $6.7 B    68           telecom, oil

7           Issad Rebrab       $5.1 B    78           food

8           Naguib Sawiris   $3.4 B    67           telecom

9           Patrice Motsepe    $3.1 B    59           mining

10        Koos Bekker        $2.7 B    69           media, investments

11        Strive Masiyiwa  $2.7 B    60                    telecom

12        Mohamed Mansour    $2.5 B    74           diversified

13        Aziz Akhannouch      $2.2 B    61           petroleum, diversified

14        Michiel Le Roux           $1.7 B    72                    banking

15        Othman Benjelloun   $1.5 B    89           banking, insurance

16        Mohammed Dewji      $1.5 B    46           diversified

17        Youssef Mansour              $1.5 B    76     diversified

18        Yasseen Mansour             $1.1 B    60      diversified

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