As of January 2025, five prominent Africans have secured their positions among the world’s wealthiest individuals, showcasing ...

・Positive movement in the fortunes of Africa’s richest billionaires remains scarce. ・Only four of the 10 richest people on Bloomberg’s billionaire index have a positive year-to-date change.

Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Jeff Bezos may be the richest men in the world, but they aren't the only billionaires. 11 of the world's billionaires — fewer than 1% — are black. They're ...

“This is the richest guy anyone has ever seen.” Musa became ruler of the Mali Empire in West Africa in 1312 ... of 2,000 ships and thousands of men, women and slaves, and never came back.

South African billionaire Johann Rupert has overtaken Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote as Africa’s richest person, according to the latest data from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Investopedia / Lara Antal Aliko Dangote is the richest person in Africa. He has an estimated net worth of $10.8 billion as of January 19, 2025. His business empire, Dangote Group, is one of the ...

Source of wealth: Wiese is the largest shareholder and executive director of Shoprite, Africa’s biggest retail chain. He also started Pepcor and various other low-price chains globally.

These are the richest South Africans at the start of 2025 – with all growing their net worth compared to this time last year.