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African Billionaires of 2014
Forbes has put out its list of billionaires of 2014 and it has some interesting revelations. The African Billionaires of 2014 consist of 28 men and 2 women from 9 African counties. One of the two women is Africa’s youngest Billionaire at age 41. South Africa leads the pack with 10 Billionaires, followed by Egypt with 8 Billionaires. Nigeria and Morrocco both have 4 Billionaires each. The other countries represented are Angola, Algeria, Swaziland, Ethiopia, and Uganda.
We also learn that just 2 billionaires are in their forties. 10 are in their fifties, 10 in their sixties, 3 in their seventies, and 5 in their eighties.
| PICTURE | NAME | AFRICA RANK | FORBES RANK | NET WORTH | AGE | WEALTH SOURCE | HOMETOWN/RESIDENCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Aliko Dangote | 1 | 24 | 24.3B | 57 | Cement, Sugar, Flour | Nigeria |
 | Mohammed Al Amoudi | 2 | 77 | 14B | 68 | Oil, Diversified | Ethiopia / United States |
 | Elon Musk | 3 | 100 | 12B | 44 | Tesla Motors, Self Made | South Africa |
 | Patrick Soon-Shiong | 4 | 102 | 12B | 62 | Pharmaceuticals | South Africa / United States |
 | Johann Rupert & family | 5 | 189 | 7.1B | 64 | Luxury Goods | South Africa |
 | Nicky Oppenheimer & family | 6 | 212 | 6.6B | 69 | Diamonds | South Africa |
 | Nassef Sawiris | 7 | 239 | 6B | 53 | Construction | Egypt |
 | Mike Adenuga | 8 | 309 | 4.9B | 61 | Telcom, Oil | Nigeria |
 | Nathan Kirsh | 9 | 441 | 3.7B | 82 | Retail, Real estate | Swaziland |
 | Isabel dos Santos | 10 | 449 | 3.6B | 41 | Investments | Angola |
 | Christoffel Wiese | 11 | 455 | 3.6B | 73 | Retailing | South Africa |
 | Mohamed Mansour | 12 | 532 | 3.2B | 66 | Diversified | Egypt |
 | Naguib Sawiris | 13 | 587 | 3B | 60 | Telecom | Egypt |
 | Issad Rebrab | 14 | 623 | 2.8B | 70 | Food | Algeria |
 | Othman Benjelloun | 15 | 677 | 2.6B | 81 | Banking, Insurance | Morocco |
 | Folorunsho Alakija | 16 | 697 | 2.6B | 63 | Oil | Nigeria |
 | Youssef Mansour | 17 | 762 | 2.4b | 69 | Diversified | Egypt |
 | Patrice Motsepe | 18 | 803 | 2.3B | 52 | Mining | South Africa |
 | Mohamed Al Fayed | 19 | 959 | 2.4B | 85 | Retail, Investments | Egypt |
 | Yasseen Mansour | 20 | 1002 | 1.8B | 53 | Diversified | Egypt |
 | Miloud Chaabi | 21 | 1026 | 1.8B | 85 | Diversified | Morocco |
 | Stephen Saad | 22 | 1078 | 1.7B | 50 | Pharmaceuticals | South Africa |
 | Onsi Sawiris | 23 | 1089 | 1.7B | 87 | Construction, Telecom | Egypt |
 | Aziz Akhannouch & family | 24 | 1181 | 1.5B | 53 | Petroleum,Diversified | Morocco |
 | Allan Gray | 25 | 1263 | 1.4B | 76 | Investing | South Africa |
 | Abdulsamad Rabiu | 26 | 1300 | 1.4B | 54 | Sugar, Flour, Cement | Nigeria |
 | Koos Bekker | 27 | 1312 | 1.4B | 61 | Media, Investments | South Africa |
 | Anas Sefrioui | 28 | 1517 | 1.1B | 57 | Real Estate | Morocco |
 | Sudhir Ruparelia | 29 | 1522 | 1.1B | 58 | Real Estate | Uganda |
 | Samih Sawiris | 30 | 1539 | 1B | 57 | Real Estate, Hotels | Egypt |
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