Aliko Dangote Tops The List Of Forbes 40 Richest Africans

Aliko Dangote of Nigeria tops the list for the second year running, with a net worth of $12 billion, up from $10.1 billion in November 2011. Most of his net worth lies in publicly traded Dangote Cement, which operates in 14 African countries.      
           Rank     Name                                               Net Worth ($mil)   Age
1.         Aliko Dangote                                   $12, 000               55
2.         Nicky Oppenheimer & family              $6, 400                 67
3.         Johann Repert & family                      $5, 700                 62        
4.         Nassef Sawiris                                   $5, 500                  51
5.         Mike Adenuga                                    $4, 600                  59
6.         Christoffel Wiese                                $3, 700                  71
7.        Othman Benjelloun                              $2, 750                 80
8.        Patrice Motsepe                                   $2,650                  50  
9.        Naguib Sawiris                                     $2, 500                 5810.      Mohammed Mansour                            $2, 200                64