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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PICTURE<\/th>	NAME<\/th>	AFRICA RANK<\/th>	FORBES RANK<\/th>	NET WORTH<\/th>	AGE<\/th>	WEALTH SOURCE<\/th>	HOMETOWN\/RESIDENCE<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
<\/a><\/td>	Aliko Dangote<\/td>	1<\/td>	24<\/td>	24.3B<\/td>	57<\/td>	Cement, Sugar, Flour<\/td>	Nigeria<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Mohammed Al Amoudi<\/td>	2<\/td>	77<\/td>	14B<\/td>	68<\/td>	Oil, Diversified<\/td>	Ethiopia \/ United States<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Elon Musk<\/td>	3<\/td>	100<\/td>	12B<\/td>	44<\/td>	Tesla Motors, Self Made<\/td>	South Africa<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Patrick Soon-Shiong<\/td>	4<\/td>	102<\/td>	12B<\/td>	62<\/td>	Pharmaceuticals<\/td>	South Africa \/ United States<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Johann Rupert & family<\/td>	5<\/td>	189<\/td>	7.1B<\/td>	64<\/td>	Luxury Goods<\/td>	South Africa<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Nicky Oppenheimer & family<\/td>	6<\/td>	212<\/td>	6.6B<\/td>	69<\/td>	Diamonds<\/td>	South Africa<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Nassef Sawiris<\/td>	7<\/td>	239<\/td>	6B<\/td>	53<\/td>	Construction<\/td>	Egypt<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Mike Adenuga<\/td>	8<\/td>	309<\/td>	4.9B<\/td>	61<\/td>	Telcom, Oil<\/td>	Nigeria<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Nathan Kirsh<\/td>	9<\/td>	441<\/td>	3.7B<\/td>	82<\/td>	Retail, Real estate<\/td>	Swaziland<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Isabel dos Santos<\/td>	10<\/td>	449<\/td>	3.6B<\/td>	41<\/td>	Investments<\/td>	Angola<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Christoffel Wiese<\/td>	11<\/td>	455<\/td>	3.6B<\/td>	73<\/td>	Retailing<\/td>	South Africa<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Mohamed Mansour<\/td>	12<\/td>	532<\/td>	3.2B<\/td>	66<\/td>	Diversified<\/td>	Egypt<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Naguib Sawiris<\/td>	13<\/td>	587<\/td>	3B<\/td>	60<\/td>	Telecom<\/td>	Egypt<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Issad Rebrab<\/td>	14<\/td>	623<\/td>	2.8B<\/td>	70<\/td>	Food<\/td>	Algeria<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Othman Benjelloun<\/td>	15<\/td>	677<\/td>	2.6B<\/td>	81<\/td>	Banking, Insurance<\/td>	Morocco<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Folorunsho Alakija<\/td>	16<\/td>	697<\/td>	2.6B<\/td>	63<\/td>	Oil<\/td>	Nigeria<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Youssef Mansour<\/td>	17<\/td>	762<\/td>	2.4b<\/td>	69<\/td>	Diversified<\/td>	Egypt<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Patrice Motsepe<\/td>	18<\/td>	803<\/td>	2.3B<\/td>	52<\/td>	Mining<\/td>	South Africa<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Mohamed Al Fayed<\/td>	19<\/td>	959<\/td>	2.4B<\/td>	85<\/td>	Retail, Investments<\/td>	Egypt<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Yasseen Mansour<\/td>	20<\/td>	1002<\/td>	1.8B<\/td>	53<\/td>	Diversified<\/td>	Egypt<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Miloud Chaabi<\/td>	21<\/td>	1026<\/td>	1.8B<\/td>	85<\/td>	Diversified<\/td>	Morocco<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Stephen Saad<\/td>	22<\/td>	1078<\/td>	1.7B<\/td>	50<\/td>	Pharmaceuticals<\/td>	South Africa<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Onsi Sawiris<\/td>	23<\/td>	1089<\/td>	1.7B<\/td>	87<\/td>	Construction, Telecom<\/td>	Egypt<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Aziz Akhannouch & family<\/td>	24<\/td>	1181<\/td>	1.5B<\/td>	53<\/td>	Petroleum,Diversified<\/td>	Morocco<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>	Allan Gray<\/td>	25<\/td>	1263<\/td>	1.4B<\/td>	76<\/td>	Investing<\/td>	South Africa<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Abdulsamad Rabiu<\/td>	26<\/td>	1300<\/td>	1.4B<\/td>	54<\/td>	Sugar, Flour, Cement<\/td>	Nigeria<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Koos Bekker<\/td>	27<\/td>	1312<\/td>	1.4B<\/td>	61<\/td>	Media, Investments<\/td>	South Africa<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Anas Sefrioui<\/td>	28<\/td>	1517<\/td>	1.1B<\/td>	57<\/td>	Real Estate<\/td>	Morocco<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Sudhir Ruparelia<\/td>	29<\/td>	1522<\/td>	1.1B<\/td>	58<\/td>	Real Estate<\/td>	Uganda<\/td><\/tr>
<\/a><\/td>	Samih Sawiris<\/td>	30<\/td>	1539<\/td>	1B<\/td>	57<\/td>	Real Estate, Hotels<\/td>	Egypt<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n ALSO READ: South African Billionaire Patrice Motsepe Invests $17.3 Million In A New Venture. Here Is Why<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n","post_title":"African Billionaires of 2014","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"african-billionaires-2014","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-16 11:40:40","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-16 11:40:40","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/africanvibes.wpengine.com\/?p=4421","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"}; Recent Posts Ghana Plans Visa-Free Entry for All… Ademola Lookman Crowned 2024 CAF African… Rwanda Partners With Steve Harvey To… African Vibes’ 10 All-Time Greatest African… African Coffee Lover’s Dream: 9 Gift… See all \n