The African Billionaires 2017
Lagos, NIGERIA: Nigerian businessmen Aliko Dangote (L) and Femi Otedola arrive for the opening of the second Lagos domestic airport MM2 07 April 2007. PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images There are 25 African billionaires this year, up from 24 last year. Nigerian businessmen Femi Otedola and Abdulsamad Rabiu failed to make the cut this year. Mohammed Dewji of Tanzania is still the youngest billionaire in Africa with a fortune FORBES estimates at $1.09 billion. Angolan investor Isabel dos Santos and oil tycoon Folorunsho Alakija of Nigeria still remain the only two female billionaires on the continent. Meet the 24 African billionaires: Aliko Dangote , Nigerian Net Worth: $12.2 billion Source Of Wealth: Cement, flour, sugar, salt Nicky Oppenheimer , South African Net Worth: $7 billion Source Of Wealth: Diamonds Mike Adenuga , Nigerian Net Worth: $6.1 billion Source Of Wealth: Telecom, Oil, Real Estat 4. Johann Rupe