TOP 10 RICHEST MEN IN AFRICA 2023
Africa has a population of over 1.4 billion people despite the high poverty rates the continent has several Millionaires and billionaires these are the top 10 richest men in Africa.
10. PATRICE MOTSEPE,
estimated net worth $2.3 billion USD.
Patrice motsepe is a South African mining magnate and one of
the wealthiest people in Africa with an estimated net worth of 2.3 billion US dollar.
he was born on January 28th 1962 to humble beginnings. he eventually started
working his way up through various jobs including working in the mines himself
before founding the coal mine company exero where he remains chairman. in 2008
Patrice became the first black African to appear on the Forbes richest people
in Africa list ranking 335 out of 400 billionaires worldwide. he resides in
santon Johannesburg with his wife shipo
motsepe and three children.
9. Naguib Sawiris, estimated
net worth $3.3 billion USD.
Nagib sawiris is an
Egyptian billionaire and businessman. sawiris is the chairman of weather
Investments the company's parent to orascom Telecom media and Technology
holding chairman. he is the eldest in his family and the brother of Naguib sawiris.
Naguib sawIris has a net worth of $3.3 billion.
8. Mike Adenuga,
estimated net worth $3.4 billion USD.
Mike adenuga is
ranked number seven in our list of wealthiest people in Africa he is the owner
of globacom which is a Nigerian telecommunications company. Mike adenuga has an
estimated net worth of $3.4 billion according to Forbes. Bloomberg ranked him
as Nigeria's man Africa's richest man in 2014 with a net worth of about $6.4
billion USD.
7. Issad Rebrab, estimated net worth $4.6 billion USD.
Issad Rebrab is a name
that's been making waves in the business World especially in the African
continent dubbed as the richest man in Algeria. Reb's Fortune Grew From nothing
to over $4.6 billion in net worth according to Forbes but how did he amass such
wealth and what makes him such a remarkable businessman. his company seeval
started out as a small food packaging company producing vegetable oil however
Reb's vision and entrepreneurial Spirit helped the company grow rapidly and it
now produces over 50 different products including Dairy sugar and steel.
6. Nathan Kirsh,
estimated net worth $5.5 billion USD.
he is a Swazi
billionaire businessman he heads the kirsh group which holds a majority stake
in New York Cash and Carry operation Jetro Holdings owner of Restaurant Depot
in Jetro Cash and Carry the group also has equity and investments in Australia
esini UK the US and Israel.
5. Abdul Samad rabu,
estimated net worth $6.2 billion.
Abdul Samad rabu is a
Nigerian billionaire. he is the founder and chairman of bua group which operates
in cement production, real estate, sugar cane plantations and retail outlets
across Nigeria. Bua cement is the country's second largest cement producer and
had revenue of $847 million in 2022. Another publicly traded subsidIary bua
Foods Is the largest pasta and flower plant in Nigeria.
4. Naseef sawiris , estimated
net worth $7.1 billion USD.
He is the chairman and CEO of the oci group. Naseef sawiris
is the son of ani sawiris founder of orison Construction Industries oci on
Egypt largest private sector Enterprise
he has been instrumental in guiding his father's business to become a
multinational conglomerate with Investments spanning many sectors including
cement production fertilizer plants gas stations and real estate some analysts
believe he will eventually succeed his father. The helm of oci NASA’S net worth
is $7.1 billion USD.
3. Nikki Oppenheimer,
estimated net worth $8.3 billion.
Third on our list of the wealthiest people in Africa is
Nikki Oppenheimer. Nikki Oppenheimer is a South African diamond mining air and
philanthropist who was the chairman of dewan Consolidated mines LTD. Dewana is
the world's largest producer of Diamonds by volume in December 2005.
Oppenheimer resigned from his position as the chairman of De Beers following an
agreement with anglo-american PLC involving their joint venture company Diamond
Trading Company International Limited. he has since been engaged in various
charitable activities through the Nikki Oppenheimer Family Foundation
supporting causes such as education, poverty alleviation and Wildlife
Conservation.
2. Johann rupert,
estimated net worth $9.2 billion USD.
Johan Rupert featured
prominently among any list of Africa's richest people he is the second richest
person in Africa as well he has been a director of richmont formerly company
finer richmont sa since 1984 and chairman since 1988 when he succeeded his
father Anton rupert. richmont owns companies such as the cardier van cleff and
Arpels IWC schafhausen B ET Mercier and last but not least the Khloe and Mont
blank Brands among other luxury goods manufacturing companies. he also sits on
the board of the successor company forever Mark diamonds limited.
1.Aliko Dangote, estimated net worth 10.7 billion USD.
dangote is a Nigerian
businessman who owns the dangote group a conglomerate that includes flower
mills cement plants and oil refineries. Aliko Dangote is Africa's richest man
in 2023 with an estimated net worth of $10.7 billion USD. his wealth is
primarily due to his investment in Nigeria's large and growing industrial
sector Dango group has interests across industries from baking bread like its
Dango flour Mills which produces nearly 2third of All Nigerian wheat flour and
pasta under a license agreement with burilla. cement production through Atlas
cement company he stakes in property development companies such as Beno
Development Corporation and geostar engineering and infrastructures limited .he
also Own Stakes and oil refineries including Port hardcour Refinery. company
fertilizer plants including National fertilizers Industrial company gas
stations through Eco fuel Africa LTD. Dangote is well known for his
humanitarian efforts in 1994 the Dango Foundation was incorporated for his
philanthropic Endeavors it was renamed ALiko Dangote Foundation ADF in 2018 if
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