Dangote Tops Richest People In Africa 2013 List

The Richest People In Africa 2013 list has been released and topping the chart is Nigeria's Aliko Dagote. Nigerian oil trader, Igho Sanomi and Tanzania's Mohammed Dewji are the youngest billionaires on the list.

According to Ventures Africa, 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. Isabel Dos Santos, an Angolan investor and the daughter of Angolan President, Eduardo Dos Santos, together with Mama Ngina Kenyatta, the widow of Kenya’s first President, also made the cut. See top five listed below...

1. Aliko Dangote, $20.2 billion

   Industry: Manufacturing

   Country Of Citizenship: Nigeria

   Age: 56.   Marital Status: Married

2. Allan Gray, $8.5 billion

   Industry: Financial services

   Country Of Citizenship: South Africa

   Age: 75.   Marital Status: Married

3. Mike Adenuga, $8 billion

   Industry: Oil, telecoms

   Country Of Citizenship: Nigeria

   Age: 60.   Marital Status: Married

4. Folorunsho Alakija, $7.3 billion

   Industry: Oil

   Country Of Citizenship: Nigeria

   Age: 62.   Marital Status: Married

5. Nicky Oppenheimer, $6.5 billion

   Industry: Mining, investments

   Country Of Citizenship: South Africa

   Age: 68.   Marital Status: Married