
These super-wealthy Africans are highly influential and inspire many people in the continent.
1. Aliko Dangote – Net Worth: $15.7 Billion (Nigerian)
The world’s richest black man. He is heralded by some as the face of the new Nigeria. He is the wealthiest man in Africa. He built his fortune through three commodities: sugar, cement, flour and he plans to invest in oil.
2. Johann Rupert – Net Worth: $7.4 Billion (South African)
Johann Rupert is a luxury goods billionaire. He is the chairman of Compagnie Financiere Richemont, a Swiss company best known for brands like Cartier and Montblanc. Rupert owns 7 percent stake in Remgro and 25 percent of Reinet. He worked for sometime at Chase Manhattan Bank. He has been a vocal opponent of fracking.
3. Nicky Oppenheimer – Net Worth: $6.7 Billion (South African)
The Oppenheimer family ended its 85-year reign atop diamond giant De Beers in 2012, when Nicky Oppenheimer sold his 40 percent stake to Anglo American for $5.1 billion.
4. Christoffel Wiese – Net Worth: $6.3 Billion (South African)
South African self-made billionaire continues to chase deals; adding his fortune. The retailing tycoon announced plans to swap his minority stake in IT company DigiCore for a stake in ConvergeNet. Wiese owns a 15% stake in Shoprite Holdings, a chain of low-price supermarkets with a presence across multiple African countries.
5. Nassef Sawiris – Net Worth: $6.3 Billion (Egyptian)
Nassef Sawiris is the wealthiest man in Egypt. The 53-year-old billionaire won a tax evasion case that had pitted him against the government of former Egyptian president Morsi.
6. Mike Adenuga – Net Worth: $4 Billion (Nigerian)
The second richest man in Nigeria. Mike Adenuga made his fortune through investments in mobile telecom and oil production.


