Forbes has launched their 21-man richest males in Africa record, for the 12 months 2019.
This record was launched at present, ninth of January, 2019.
The record has revealed that there have been fewer and poorer billionaires on the African continent in 2019.
Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote retained his place because the richest man in Africa on the newly launched Forbes’ record of African billionaires.
He, nevertheless, misplaced nearly $2bn in comparison with his final 12 months’s price. Dangote’s estimated $10.Three billion internet price is almost $2 billion lower than a 12 months in the past.
One other Nigerian, Folorunsho Alakija was one of many billionaires, who suffered a drop of their internet price between final 12 months and this 12 months, as she held No 19 on the 20-man record. Forbes report that, Alakija’s internet price dropped attributable to a decline within the worth of one among Nigeria’s most efficient oil fields. It’s claimed that the decline will be partly blamed on the truth that the oil subject’s manufacturing had levelled off.
The ranking journal reviews that Alakija’s internet price dropped attributable to a decline within the worth of one among Nigeria’s most efficient oil fields.
Mike Adenuga, the proprietor of Globacom, emerged Africa’s fifth richest man. Others are Nigeria’s cement mogul Abdulsamad Rabiu, who runs and owns the BUA Group, standing at quantity 16 on the record for the primary time since 2015.
Listed below are the richest Africa’s Billionaires 2019
1. Aliko Dangote – $12.2 billion internet price
2. Nicky Oppenheimer – $7.7 billion internet price
3. Johann Rupert – $7.2 billion internet price
4. Nassef Sawiris – $6.Eight billion internet price
5. Mike Adenuga – $5.Three billion internet price
6. Naguib Sawaris – $Four billion internet price
7. Issad Regrab – $Four billion internet price
8. Koos Becker – $2.Eight billion internet price
9. Mohamed Mansour – $2.7 billion internet price
10. Patrice Motsepe – $2.Four billion internet price
11. Aziz Akhannouch – $2.2 billion internet price
12. Yasseen Mansour – $1.9 billion internet price
13. Attempt Masiyiwa – $1.7 billion internet price
14. Othman Benjelloun – $1.6 billion internet price
15. Mohammed Dewji – $1.5 billion internet price
16. Youssef Mansour – $1.Four billion internet price
17. Stephen Saad – $1.2 billion internet price
18. Michiel Le Roux – $1.2 billion internet price
19. Onsi Sawiris – $1.2 billion internet price
20. Desmond Sacco – $1.1 billion internet price
21. Christoeffel Wiese – $1.1 billion internet price