Mike Adenuga is now the second richest man in Africa after Dangote

There are 24 African billionaires this year, down from 28 in 2015. And according to Forbes, Nigerian businessman Mike Adenuga is the biggest gainer among the African billionaires. He is now worth $10 billion, up from $4 billion a year ago.

The significant jump in Adenuga’s fortune according to Forbes is attributable to new information on the value of his telecom, oil and real estate holdings. Angolan investor Isabel dos Santos and oil tycoon Folorunsho Alakija of Nigeria still remain the only two female billionaires on the continent. See the top 23 richest people in Africa after the cut...

Aliko Dangote, Nigerian 
Net Worth: $14.4 billion
Source Of Wealth: Cement, flour, sugar, salt

Mike Adenuga, NigerianNet Worth: $10 billion
Source Of Wealth: Telecom, Oil, Real Estate

Nicky Oppenheimer, South AfricanNet Worth: $6.6 billion

Source Of Wealth: Diamonds

Christoffel Wiese, South AfricanNet Worth: $6.2 billion
Source Of Wealth: Retailing

Johann Rupert, South AfricanNet Worth: $5.3 billion
Source Of Wealth: Luxury Goods

Nassef Sawiris, Egyptian 
Net Worth: $4.1 billion
Source Of Wealth: Construction, Chemicals

Nathan Kirsch, SwaziNet Worth: $3.7 billion
Source Of Wealth: Retail

Isabel dos Santos, AngolanNet Worth: $3.1 billion
Source Of Wealth: Investments

Issad Rebrab, AlgerianNet Worth: $3.1 billion
Source of Wealth: Food

Naguib Sawiris, EgyptianNet Worth: $3 billion
Source Of Wealth: Telecom

Mohammed Mansour, EgyptianNet Worth: $2.5 billion
Source Of Wealth: Diversified

Othman Benjelloun, MoroccanNet Worth: $1.9 billion
Source Of Wealth: Banking, Insurance

Mohamed Al Fayed, EgyptianNet Worth: $1.9 billion
Source Of Wealth: Retailing

Femi Otedola, NigerianNet Worth: $1.85 billion

Youssef Mansour, EgyptianNet Worth: $1.73 billion
Source: Diversified

Folorunsho Alakija, NigerianNet Worth: $1.55 billion
Source Of Wealth: Oil

Allan Gray, South AfricanNet Worth: $1.49 billion
Source Of Wealth: Money Management

Koos Bekker, South AfricanNet Worth: $1.47 billion
Source Of Wealth: Media, Investments

Yasseen Mansour, EgyptianNet Worth: $1.39 billion
Source Of Wealth: Diversified

20. Aziz Akhannouch, Moroccan
Net Worth: $1.25 billion
Source Of Wealth: Petroleum, Diversified

Patrice Motsepe, South AfricanNet Worth: $1.15 billion
Source Of Wealth: Mining

Abdulsamad Rabiu, NigerianNet Worth: $1.1 billion
Source Of Wealth: Diversified

Onsi Sawiris, EgyptianNet Worth: $1.09 billion
Source Of Wealth: Construction, Telecom

24. Mohammed Dewji, Tanzanian
Net Worth: $1.09 billion

Source Of Wealth: Diversified