Sudhir Drops Off Africa’s Billionaires List

Africa has 25 billionaires this year up from 24 last year, according to FORBES magazine.

Uganda’s Sudhir Ruparelia’s wealth evaporated when his treasured Crane Bank crushed and burned and got sold off to DFCU bank, and he vanishes from the list.

Nigerian businessmen Femi Otedola and Abdulsamad Rabiu also failed to make the cut this year and there is no place for Ashish Thakkar of Mara group despite his social media bravado of super affluence.

Mohammed Dewji of Tanzania is still the youngest billionaire in Africa with a fortune FORBES estimates at $1.09 billion.

Isabel dos Santos from Angola and daughter to Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos and oil tycoon Folorunsho Alakija of Nigeria remain the only two female billionaires on the continent.

This is Africa’s true Rich Gang:

1. Aliko Dangote, Nigerian (Pictured below)

Source Of Wealth: Cement, flour, sugar, salt

2. Nicky Oppenheimer, South African (Pictured below)

Net Worth: $7 billion

Source Of Wealth: Diamonds

3. Mike Adenuga, Nigerian (Pictured below)

Source Of Wealth: Telecom, Oil, Real Estate

4. Johann Rupert, South African (Pictured below)
   

   Source Of Wealth: Luxury Goods

5. Nassef Sawiris, Egyptian (Pictured below)
   

   Source Of Wealth: Construction, Chemicals

6. Christoffel Wiese, South African (Pictured below)
   

   Source Of Wealth: Retail

7. Nathan Kirsch, Swazi (Pictured below)
   

   Source Of Wealth: Retail

8. Naguib Sawiris, Egyptian (Pictured below)
   

   Source Of Wealth: Telecom

9. Isabel dos Santos, Angolan (Pictured below)
   

   Source Of Wealth: Investments

10. Issad Rebrab, Algerian (Pictured below)
    

    Source of Wealth: Food

11. Mohamed Mansour, Egyptian (Pictured below)
    

             Source Of Wealth: Diversified

12. Koos Bekker, South African (Pictured below)
    

              Source Of Wealth: Media, Investments

13. Allan Gray, South African (Pictured below)
    

             Source Of Wealth: Money Management

14. Othman Benjelloun, Moroccan (Pictured below)
    

    Source Of Wealth: Banking, Insurance

15. Mohamed Al Fayed, Egyptian (Pictured below)
    

    Source Of Wealth: Retailing

16. Patrice Motsepe, South African (Pictured below)
    

    Source Of Wealth: Mining

17. Yasseen Mansour, Egyptian (Pictured below)
    

    Source Of Wealth: Diversified

18. Folorunsho Alakija, Nigerian (Pictured below)
    

    Source Of Wealth: Oil

19. Aziz Akhannouch, Moroccan (Pictured below)
    

    Source Of Wealth: Petroleum, Diversified

20. Mohammed Dewji, Tanzanian (Pictured below)
    

             Source Of Wealth: Diversified