2011 FORBES AFRICA'S 40 RICHEST: Aliko Dangote Is Africa's Richest, Mike Adenuga Is The 5th Richest

Forbes’ inaugural list of the 40 Richest People in Africa is a testament to the growing global importance of the continent. The combined wealth of the 40 richest is $64.9 billion – more than Thailand’s 40 richest (at $45 billion) but less than Taiwan’s (at $92.7 billion).


Complete List Below:

Rank	Name	Net Worth ($mil)	Age
1	Aliko Dangote	10,100	54
2	Nicky Oppenheimer & family	6,500	66
3	Nassef Sawiris	4,750	50
4	Johann Rupert & family	4,700	61
5	Mike Adenuga	4,300	58
6	Miloud Chaabi	3,000	82
7	Naguib Sawiris	2,900	57
8	Christoffel Wiese	2,700	70
9	Onsi Sawiris	2,600	81
10	Patrice Motsepe	2,500	49
11	Othman Benjelloun	2,400	79
12	Anas Sefrioui	1,750	54
13	Mohamed Mansour	1,700	63
14	Yasseen Mansour	1,550	50
14	Youssef Mansour	1,550	66
16	Mohamed Al Fayed	1,300	78
17	Jim Ovia	775	57
18	Lauritz (Laurie) Dippenaar	750	63
19	Shafik Gabr	730	59
20	Stephen Saad	640	47
21	Theophilus Danjuma	600	72
22	Alami Lazraq	575	61
23	Samih Sawiris	560	54
24	Oba Otudeko	550	67
25	Raymond Ackerman	545	80
26	Uhuru Kenyatta	500	50
27	Gerrit Thomas (GT) Ferreira	460	63
28	Hakeem Belo-Osagie	450	56
29	Abdulsamad Rabiu	400	NA
30	Mohammed Indimi	330	63
31	Chris Kirubi	300	70
31	Jannie Mouton	300	64
33	Michiel Le Roux	290	62
34	Adrian Gore	280	47
34	Strive Masiyiwa	280	51
36	Cyril Ramaphosa	275	59
36	Giovanni Ravazzotti	275	68
38	Mohamed Bensalah	270	41
39	Markus Jooste	260	50
40	Paul Harris	250	61

Source - Forbes