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Top 10 Richest Men In Africa And Their Cars by NaijautoDotCom(m): 11:00am On Jun 26, 2019
Africa boasts some of the wealthiest humans on earth, but have you wondered what they have in their garages? Here are the Top 10 richest men in Africa and their cars!

The list of the richest men in Africa was released by Forbes magazine in January 2019. There was no significant difference in the positions but there was a magnificent drop in their net worth. Two Nigerians maintained the first and second positions, with only one woman making the top 10 list.

Regardless of these billionaires having a business mindset, they also know how to live large. They spend a fortune on pricey apartments and luxury cars, leaving no stone unturned wherever they go. We know you would be interested in knowing what kind of automobiles wealthy people in the continent drive. Here is a list of the top 10 richest men in Africa and their cars.

#10. Patrice Motsepe (South Africa) - worth 900 billion naira
In 2008, Africa registered it's first dollar billionaire. No it wasn't Dangote. It was Patrice Motsepe. His company, African Rainbow minerals is popular for mining gold in South Africa and he's also the owner of the famous Mamelodi sundowns football club.

Patrice Motsepe is married with kids and drives a wide range of fancy cars like the 35 million naira Bentley Continental GT, Mercedes Benz S65 AMG, 24 million naira BMW 760 Li and Bugatti.



#9. Mohamed Mansour (Egypt) - worth 900 billion naira
Loufty Mansour founded the Mansour group in 1952. He died about 25 years later and left a chunk of the stake for his son, Mohamed Mansour. The company now employs more than 58,000 workers and was pioneer distributor of General Motors cars in Egypt. Years later it because the biggest distributor of the brand's cars in the world. Mohammed's brothers, Youssef and Yasseen are also billionaires but Mohammed is richer. He also drives the best cars.

#8. Isabel dos Santos (Angola) - worth 900 billion naira
Even though many people argue that Isabel dos Santos got her wealth as a result of her father's dictatorship, it still doesn't make her poor. She was the head of Angola's oil organization, Sonangol. She stepped down in 2017 when a new president took over from her dad who has been in power for decades. She also has shares in companies in Portugal and around the world. Isabel is the richest woman in Africa in 2019.

Isabel dos Santos is also a lover of luxury cars and drives a Range Rover, a 25 million naira Mercedes Benz C class and owns a yacht known as the Hayken.



#7. Naguib Sawiris (Egypt) - worth 1.1 trillion naira
Remember Nassef at number 4 on our list of top 10 richest men in Africa and their cars? Well, Naguib Sawiris is his brother. He sold the telecommunications division of their company to Vimpelcom, a Russian firm in 2011 for trillions of naira. But he still has stakes in gold mining companies like Golden stay, Endeavour mining and Evolution mining. Naguib Sawiris ranks #370 among the world's 500 richest people.

Naguib Sawiris owns a yacht, 50 million naira Range Rover Sport and other fancy automobiles.

To see the photos and read the rest, please refer here: https://naijauto.com/market-news/richest-men-in-africa-and-their-cars-3955

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