Ventures financial magazine says Africa has 55 billionaires, far
more than previously thought.They include three women - the mother
of Kenya's president, a daughter of Angola's president and a Nigerian oil
tycoon and fashion designer. The richest man is Nigeria's Aliko Dangote,
with a fortune of $20.2bn (£12.5bn),
The magazine estimated the 55 billionaires' combined fortunes at
$143.88bn, an average of a $2.6bn per person. Of the 55, 20 are Nigerians, nine are South African and eight
are Egyptian, the richest woman is Nigeria's Folorunsho Alakija, who made her
$7.3bn fortune mainly in the country's oil industry, She also studied fashion
in London and made dresses for Maryam Babangida, the late wife of Nigerian military
ruler Ibrahim Babangida.
Isabel Dos Santos, an Angolan investor and the eldest daughter
of Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, together with Ngina Kenyatta, the
mother of Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta, also made the cut, it added.
Ventures listed Harvard-trained businessman Allan Gray as South
Africa's richest man, with a fortune of $8.5bn.
"This media-shy South African moneyman controls two
investment companies that collectively manage over $50bn in assets,"
Ventures said.
Nathan Kirsh, a property tycoon in the tiny kingdom of
Swaziland, also made it on the list.
He is worth $3.6bn, and has business interests in London and New
York, Ventures said.
The Ventures Africa Rich List
issue is available for download on iTunes and on Google play.
You can find out more via
richlist.ventures-africa.com
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