Africa's billionaire boom: The 13 tycoons whose wealth has exploded in the last four years
13. Nicky Oppenheimer, South Africa — $6.6 billion (+$100 million) — As chairman of De Beers, Oppenheimer's wealth comes from the diamond industry, and has sneaked up by 1.5% since 2011.
12. Naguib Sawiris, Egypt — $3 billion (+$100 million) — Naguib is one of three Sawiris family billionaires, and has seen the smallest increase in his wealth since 2011, compared to his brothers.
11. Samih Sawiris, Egypt — $1.05 billion (+$490 million) — though he's only just in the billionaire category, the middle Sawiris brother's net figure rose by 87.5% over four years.
10. Abdulsamad Rabiu, Nigeria — $1 billion (+$600 million) — late in 2013 Rabiu was profiled as Africa's newest billionaire by Forbes, having made his money in the cement business. His wealth rose by 150% between 2011 and 2015.
9. Mohamed Al-Fayed, Egypt — $2 billion (+$700 million) — The former Harrods owner saw his wealth rise by 53% in the same four years.
8. Yassin Mansour, Egypt — $2.3 billion (+$750 million) — the Mansour Group, which owns several large Egyptian companies, helped propel Yassin Mansour's wealth upwards by 48% since 2011.
7. Stephen Saad, South Africa — $1.62 billion, (+$980 million) — the pharmaceuticals mogul has also broken into the billionaire club, and his wealth has swelled by 153%.
7. Nassef Sawiris — $5.9 billion (+$1.15 billion) — The richest of the Sawiris billionaires, Nassef's 24.2% climb in wealth makes him the richest man in his home country.
5. Youssef Mansour, Egypt — $2.9 billion (+$1.35 billion) — Youssef places between his two brothers in terms of his rise in wealth since 2011, with an 87.1% increase.
4. Mohamed Mansour, Egypt — $4 billion (+$2.3 billion) — Mansour's wealth, as recorded by Forbes, has risen 135% in four years, the second-largest percentage rise on the list.
3. Johann Rupert, South Africa, $7 billion (+$2.3 billion) — South Africa's richest man and chairman of Richemont saw his net wealth climb by 48.9% over the period.
2. Christoffel Wiese, South Africa — $7.3 billion (+$4.6 billion) — Wiese is an African retail colossus, owns holding company Pepkor and has seen his recorded wealth rise by 170.4% since 2011.
1. Aliko Dangote — Nigeria: $18.7 billion (+$8.6 billion) — Commodities mogul Dangote's reported wealth has surged in the last four years, rising by 85.1%, despite the slump in commodity prices.
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