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See the 3 Wealthy Nigerians Who Made the List of Forbes Richest 25 People in Africa (See Complete List)

Just three super wealthy Nigerians made the recently released list of Forbes 25 richest people in Africa
Nigerian businessmen Aliko Dangote (L) and Femi Otedola arrive for the opening of the second Lagos
domestic airport MM2 07 April 2007. PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images
According to latest report released by Forbes on Monday, 25 African billionaires have made it to the list of richest 25 people in Africa. Nigerian businessmen Femi Otedola and Abdulsamad Rabiu failed to make the cut this year.
 
Mohammed Dewji of Tanzania is still the youngest billionaire in Africa with a fortune FORBES estimates at $1.09 billion.
 
Angolan investor Isabel dos Santos and oil tycoon Folorunsho Alakija of Nigeria still remain the only two female billionaires on the continent.
 
Meet the 25 African billionaires:
 
1. Aliko Dangote, Nigerian
Net Worth: $12.2 billion
 
Source Of Wealth: Cement, flour, sugar, salt
 
2. Nicky Oppenheimer, South African
Net Worth: $7 billion
 
Source Of Wealth: Diamonds
 
3. Mike Adenuga, Nigerian
Net Worth: $6.1 billion
 
Source Of Wealth: Telecom, Oil, Real Estat
 
4. Johann Rupert, South African
Net Worth: $6.3 billion
 
Source Of Wealth: Luxury Goods
 
5. Nassef Sawiris, Egyptian
Net Worth: $6.2billion
 
Source Of Wealth: Construction, Chemicals
 
6. Christoffel Wiese, South African
Net Worth: $5.9 billion
 
Source Of Wealth: Retail
 
7. Nathan Kirsch, Swazi
Net Worth: $3.9 billion
 
Source Of Wealth: Retail

8. Naguib Sawiris, Egyptian
Net Worth: $3.8 billion
 
Source Of Wealth: Telecom
 
9. Isabel dos Santos, Angolan
Net Worth: $3.1 billion
 
Source Of Wealth: Investments
 
10. Issad Rebrab, Algerian
Net Worth: $3 billion
 
Source of Wealth: Food
 
11. Mohamed Mansour, Egyptian
Net Worth: $2.7 billion
 
Source Of Wealth: Diversified
 
12. Koos Bekker, South African
Net Worth: $2.1 billion
 
Source Of Wealth: Media, Investments
 
13.  Allan Gray, South African
Net Worth: $1.99 billion
 
Source Of Wealth: Money Management
 
14. Othman Benjelloun, Moroccan
Net Worth: $1.9 billion
 
Source Of Wealth: Banking, Insurance
 
15. Mohamed Al Fayed, Egyptian
Net Worth: $1.82 billion
 
Source Of Wealth: Retailing
 
16. Patrice Motsepe, South African
Net Worth: $1.81 billion
 
Source Of Wealth: Mining
 
17. Yasseen Mansour, Egyptian
Net Worth: $1.76 billion
 
Source Of Wealth: Diversified
 
18. Folorunsho Alakija, Nigerian
Net Worth: $1.61 billion
 
Source Of Wealth: Oil
 
19. Aziz Akhannouch, Moroccan
Net Worth: $1.58 billion
 
Source Of Wealth: Petroleum, Diversified
 
20. Mohammed Dewji, Tanzanian
Net Worth: $1.4 billion
 
Source Of Wealth: Diversified
 
21. Stephen Saad, South African
Net Worth: $1.21 billion
 
Source Of Wealth: Pharmaceuticals
 
22. Youssef Mansour, Egyptian
Net Worth: $1.15 billion
 
Source: Diversified
 
23. Onsi Sawiris, Egyptian
Net Worth: $1.14 billion
 
Source Of Wealth: Construction, Telecom
 
24. Anas Sefrioui, Moroccan
Net Worth: $1.06 billion
 
Source Of Wealth: Real Estate
 
25. Jannie Mouton, South African
Net Worth: $1 billion
 
Source Of Wealth: Financial services

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