Dangote the richest man in Africa 2012

                               
Aliko Dangote once again tops the list. Africa's 40 richest are worth a combined $72.9 billion, up 12% from a year ago. Ten newcomers join the ranks, including, for the first time, two women.

Rank     Name                                               Net Worth ($mil)   Age
1.         Aliko Dangote                                    $12, 000                55
2.         Nicky Oppenheimer & family              $6, 400                 67
3.         Johann Repert & family                      $5, 700                 62        
4.         Nassef Sawiris                                   $5, 500                  51
5.         Mike Adenuga                                    $4, 600                 59
6.         Christoffel Wiese                                $3, 700                 71
7.        Othman Benjelloun                               $2, 750                  80
8.        Patrice Motsepe                                   $2,650                  50  
9.        Naguib Sawiris                                    $2, 500                 58
10.      Mohammed Mansour                            $2, 200                  64