Ventures Compiled a 2014 list of the 55 richest people in Africa and below are the top 20 from that list;
1. Aliko Dangote
Net Worth: $25.7 billion
Industry: Manufacturing
Country of Citizenship: Nigeria
Age: 57
Number of Jobs Created: 32,900
2. Mike Adenuga
Net Worth: $8 billion
Industry: Diversified
Country of Citizenship: Nigeria
Age: 61
Number of Jobs Created: 6,080
3. Johann Rupert
Net Worth: $7.8 billion
Industry: Diversified
Country of Citizenship: South Africa
Age: 64
Number of Jobs Created: 1,465
4. Folorunsho Alakija
Net Worth: $7.3 billion
Industry: Oil andGas
Country of Citizenship: Nigeria
Age: 63
Number of Jobs Created: 800
5. Nassef Sawiris
Net Worth: $6.9 BILLION
Industry: Construction
Country of Citizenship: Egypt
Age: 53
Number of Jobs Created: 29,108
6. Nicky Oppenheimer
Net Worth: $6.5 BILLION
Industry: Mining
Country of Citizenship: South Africa
Age: 69
Number of Jobs Created: 15,365
7. Allan Gray
Net Worth: $6.2 BILLION
Industry: Financial Services
Country of Citizenship: South Africa
Age: 76
Number of Jobs Created: 23,345
8. Prince Arthur Eze
Net Worth: $5.8 BILLION
Industry: Oil andGas
Country of Citizenship: Nigeria
Age: 62
Number of Jobs Created: 1,000
9. Gilbert Chagoury
Net Worth: $4.3 BILLION
Industry: Diversified
Country of Citizenship: Nigeria
Age: 68
Number of Jobs Created: 6,550
10. Nathan Kirsh
Net Worth: $3.8 BILLION
Industry: Real Estate
Country of Citizenship: Swaziland
Age: 87
Number of Jobs Created: 870
11. Cletus M. Ibeto
Net Worth: $3.7 BILLION
Industry: Diversified
Country of Citizenship: Nigeria
Age: 62
Number of Jobs Created: 4,500
12. Christoffel Wiese
Net Worth: $3.6 BILLION
Industry: Retail
Country of Citizenship: South Africa
Age: 73
Number of Jobs Created: 9,107
13. Isabel Dos Santos
Net Worth: $3.5 BILLION
Industry: Diversified
Country of Citizenship: Angola
Age: 41
Number of Jobs Created: 3,378
14. Othman Benjelloun
Net Worth: $3.1 BILLION
Industry: Financial Services
Country of Citizenship: Morocco
Age: 83
Number of Jobs Created: 21,026
15. Mohammed Mansour
Net Worth: $3 BILLION
Industry: Diversified
Country of Citizenship: Egypt
Age: 66
Number of Jobs Created: 24,926
16. Issad Rebrab
Net Worth: $3 BILLION
Industry: Diversified
Country of Citizenship: Algeria
Age: 70
Number of Jobs Created: 10,500
17. Benedict Peters
Net Worth: $2.7 BILLION
Industry: Oil andGas
Country of Citizenship: Nigeria
Age: 48
Number of Jobs Created: 11,000
18. Naguib Sawiris
Net Worth: $2.5 BILLION
Industry: Diversified
Country of Citizenship: Egypt
Age: 60
Number of Jobs Created: 17,850
19. Patrice Motsepe
Net Worth: $2.5 BILLION
Industry: Mining
Country of Citizenship: South Africa
Age: 52
Number of Jobs Created: 6,851
20. Youssef Mansour
Net Worth: $2.3 BILLION
Industry: Diversified
Country of Citizenship: Egypt
Age: 69
Number of Jobs Created: 18,875
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It doesn’t surprise me how many of these are white males.
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Why do you think that is?
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Well most of the white males in that list were from South Africa, or from there originally. Exploitation of the resources and of the people in that country by Europeans went on longer than in any other part of Africa. For decades – or centuries even – routes to wealth were made only accessible to people who were white, and judging by the age of many of them, I wouldn’t be surprised if most of them had made their climb to riches during, or long before apartheid had ended.
I’m not at all saying that these men weren’t against the racist structure of South Africa, but the fact they were automatically given privileges from birth for being white more than likely gave them advantages many blacks wouldn’t have gotten to get in the position they’re in today, whether that was through education, money or not being held back because of their skin colour.
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