Just In: Forbes releases 2019 list of Africa’s richest billionaires -Newslanded

Forbes magazine has released the 2018 list of the richest man in africa, with Nigerian business magnate Alhaji Aliko Dangote retaining the number one spot for the 7th year in a row with $12.2 billion dollars.

The rating magazine reports that Folorunsho Alakija’s net worth dropped due to a decline in the value of one of Nigeria’s most productive oil fields.

Mike Adenuga, the owner of Globacom, emerged Africa’s 5th richest man. He is worth an estimated $9.2 billion.

peep the full list below.

1. Aliko Dangote – $12.2 billion net worth
2. Nicky Oppenheimer – $7.7 billion net worth
3. Johann Rupert – $7.2 billion net worth

4. Nassef Sawiris – $6.8 billion net worth

5. Mike Adenuga – $5.3 billion net worth

6. Naguib Sawaris – $4 billion net worth

7. Issad Regrab – $4 billion net worth

8. Koos Becker – $2.8 billion net worth

9. Mohamed Mansour – $2.7 billion net worth

10. Patrice Motsepe – $2.4 billion net worth

11. Aziz Akhannouch – $2.2 billion net worth

12. Yasseen Mansour – $1.9 billion net worth

13. Strive Masiyiwa – $1.7 billion net worth

14. Othman Benjelloun – $1.6 billion net worth

15. Mohammed Dewji – $1.5 billion net worth

16. Youssef Mansour – $1.4 billion net worth

17. Stephen Saad – $1.2 billion net worth

18. Michiel Le Roux – $1.2 billion net worth

19. Onsi Sawiris – $1.2 billion net worth

20. Desmond Sacco – $1.1 billion net worth

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