Na Cheddar Ni Despite Mo W) He? Forbes Drops List of Richest African Billioniares

Global financial magazine, Forbes, has listed the richest billionaires in Africa for 2024, and everyone is wondering where the Ghanaian billionaires are!

Forbes list of 20 richest African billionaires contains zero Ghanaians!

The publication named Aliko Dangote as the still undisputed king of Africa, topping the list with a net worth of a whopping $13.9bn!

Next on the list are two families, Johann Rupert & family with a net worth of $10.1 billion and Nicky Oppenheimer & family with a net worth of $9.4 billion.

Rounding out the top 5 are Nassef Sawiris and Mike Adenuga.

Throughout the 20 names on the list, no Ghanaian billionaire made an appearance!

That got social media talking as they wondered why the Cheddars and Despites of the world didn’t make the list!

Check out the full list of Africa’s top 20 billionaires below…

1. Aliko Dangote – $13.9 billion
2. Johann Rupert & family – $10.1 billion
3. Nicky Oppenheimer & family – $9.4 billion
4. Nassef Sawiris – $8.7 billion
5. Mike Adenuga – $6.9 billion
6. Abdulsamad Rabiu – $5.9 billion
7. Naguib Sawiris -$3.8 billion
8. Mohammed Mansour – $3.2 billion
9. Roos Bekker – $2.7 billion
10. Patrice Motsepe – $2.7 billion
11. Issad Rebrab & family – $2.5 billion
12. Mohammed Dewji – $1.8 billion
13. Strive Masiyiwa – $1.8 billion
14. Aziz Akhannouch & family – $1.7 billion
15. Othman Benjelloun & family – $1.4 billion
16. Youseff Mansour – $1.3 billion
17. Yassen Mansour – $1.2 billion
18. Christoffel Wiese – $1.2 billion
19. Michiel Le Roux – $1.1 billion
20. Femi Otedola – $1.1 billion

Source: GhanaCelebrities.Com