THE TOP FIVE

1. Aliko Dangote

NET WORTH: $12.1 billion COUNTRY: NIGERIA SOURCE OF WEALTH: CEMENT

2. Nassef Sawiris

$8.5 billion

EGYPT CONSTRUCTION, INVESTMENTS

3. Nicky Oppenheimer

$8 billion

SOUTH AFRICA DIAMONDS

4. Johann Rupert

$7.2 billion

SOUTH AFRICA LUXURY GOODS

5. Mike Adenuga

$6.3 billion

NIGERIA TELECOM, OIL