List of Africa's Billionaires and their Net Worth

This year, a record 1,826 billionaires made it to Forbes’ annual ranking of the world’s richest people. There are 29 African billionaires, the same number as in 2014.

While 2 tycoons – South African mining magnate, Desmond Sacco and Moroccan real estate mogul, Anas Sefrioui fell off the billionaire rankings, Mohammed Dewji of Tanzania makes his debut on the list with a fortune estimated at $1.3 billion. At 39, Dewji is the youngest billionaire in Africa.

Nigerian-born Femi Otedola, 50, rejoins the list of African billionaires after a 5-year hiatus with a $1 billion fortune. Folorunsho Alakija of Nigeria and Isabel dos Santos of Angola are the only two female billionaires on the continent.

Meet the 29 Africans who are worth $1 billion or more:

1. Aliko Dangote - $15.7 billion
Nigerian, Cement, Flour, Sugar

2. Johann Rupert & Family - $7.4 billion
South African, Luxury Goods

3. Nicky Oppenheimer & Family, $6.7 billion
South African, Diamonds

4 Christoffel Wiese, $6.3 billion
South African, Retail

5. Nassef Sawiris, $6.3 billion
Egyptian, Construction

6. Mike Adenuga, $4 billion
Nigerian, Telecoms and Oil

7. Mohamed Mansour, $4 billion
Egyptian, Diversified

8. Nathan Kirsh, $3.9 billion
Swaziland. Real Estate

9. Isabel Dos Santos, $3.1 billion
Angolan, Investments

10. Issad Rebrab, $3.1 billion
Algerian, Diversified

11. Naguib Sawiris, $3.1 billion
Egyptian, Telecoms

12. Youssef Mansour, $2.9 billion
Egyptian, Diversified

13. Koos Bekker, $2.3 billion
South African, Media

14. Othman Benjelloun, $2.3 billion
Moroccan, Banking

15. Yasseen Mansour, $2.3 billion
Egyptian, Diversified

16. Patrice Motsepe, $2.1 billion
South African, Mining

17. Stephen Saad, $2.1 billion
South African, Pharmaceuticals

18. Mohamed Al Fayed, $2 billion
Egyptian, Property

19. Folorunsho Alakija, $1.9 billion
Nigerian, Oil

20. Onsi Sawiris, $1.8 billion
Egyptian, Diversified

21. Aziz Akhannouch, $1.7 billion
Moroccan, Diversified

22. Allan Gray, $1.6 billion
South African, Investments

23. Miloud Chaabi, $1.3 billion
Moroccan, Diversified

24. Mohammed Dewji, $1.3 billion
Tanzanian, Diversified

25. Samih Sawiris, $1.1 billion
Egyptian, Property Development

26. Sudhir Ruparelia, $1.1 billion
Ugandan, Property, Banking

27. Femi Otedola, $1 billion
Nigerian, Gas Stations

28. Abdulsamad Rabiu, $1 billion
Nigerian, Diversified

29. Rostam Azizi, $1 billion
Tanzanian, Telecoms