The top richest people in Africa: On the list are ten people, the strategies with which they made their monies are being shared here:


[b]Number 10: Issad Rebrab[b]

Country: Algeria
Net worth: $3.1 billion
Education background/Before Business: He was trained as an accountant, and later worked as a teacher, before he left teaching to start his accounting firm.
Business: Media, Accounting firm, Agriculture, Steel Company


Number 9: Isabel Dos Santos
Country: Angola
Net worth: $3.4billion
Education: Studied Electrical engineering in the University of London
Before business: Worked as a project manager: Telecom company
Business: At 24, she established the Miami Night Club, and later appointed by her Dad as the Chairwoman of Sonangol.


Number 8: Naguib Sawiris
Country: Egypt
Net worth: $3.8billion
Education: Obtained Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, and Masters in Technical Administration at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich.
Business: He joined the family Business at Orascom Telecom in 1979, worked to help expand the family business into Orascom Construction Industries, Orascom Hotels and Development, Orascom Technology Systems.


Number 7: Nathan Kirsh
Country: Swaziland/South Africa
Net worth: $3.9billion
Education: Obtained Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Swaziland
Business: Real Estate, Kirsh Holdings Group


Number 6: Christoffel Wiess
Country: South Africa
Net worth: $5.9billion
Education: Attended the University of Sterling Bosch, BA and LLB Degree,
Before Business: He later practiced law.
Business: Retail, OK Bazaars, Shoprite



Number 5: Nassef Sawiris (younger brother of Naguib Sawiris)
Country: Egypt
Net worth: $6.2billion
Education: BSC. Economics In University of Chicago,
Business: Started working in Orascom in 1990, CEO Orascom Construction,


Number 4: Johanne Rupert
Country: South Africa
Net worth: $6.3billion
Education: Went to the University of Stellen Bosch to study Economics and Company Law but later dropped out to start his career as an apprentice in Chase in New York,
Business: Later started Richemont: Luxury goods, Remgro Limited: with various daughter companies in Banking, Health Insurance, technology


Number 3: Mike Adenuga
Country: Nigeria
Net worth: 6.7billion
Education: He attended the Northwestern Oklahoma University and PACE University to study Business Administration. After obtaining license to run some drilling operations , he later got licensed to
Business: Established Globalcom Limited, Owns shares in COnoil,


Number 2: Nicky Oppenheimer
Country: South Africa
Net worth: $7billion
Education: Oxford University: Philosophy, Politics,
Business: He joined Anglo-American Corporation in 1968, and appointed Director in 1974, before becoming the deputy chairman in 1983, resigned as deputy chairman in 2001, but remained the executive Director until 2011,
He is also a Former Chairman of the De Beers: diamond money,



Number 1: Aliko Dangote
Country: Nigeria
Net worth: $12.2 billion
Business: Manufacturing of food, cement manufacturing, sugar ,Real estate, Oil and gas.
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