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Dangote, Rabiu, Adenuga, Others make 2022 Africa’s richest People List

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.

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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