Ventures Africa magazine has released their list of the top 10 Richest People in Africa 2013.
The combined fortune of Africa’s 55 billionaires is
$143.88 billion. The average net worth of the members of this exclusive
club is $2.6 billion, while the median age of the richest people in
Africa is 65 years. The oldest billionaires are Kenyan industrialist,
Manu Chandaria, and Egyptian property tycoon, Mohammed Al-Fayed, both
aged 84. The youngest billionaires are Mohammed Dewji of Tanzania and
Igho Sanomi, a Nigerian oil trader. They are both 38 years old.
Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt lead the pack with the highest number
of billionaires at 20, nine and eight respectively. Algeria, Angola,
Zimbabwe and Swaziland only have one billionaire each. In all, there are
10 African countries represented on the list.
Three women made it into the rankings. The richest of them is
Folorunsho Alakija, a Nigerian fashion designer and oil tycoon worth
some $7.3 billion by our estimates.
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