These 5 African Billionaires Had A Very Good 2015

However, Wiese wasn’t the biggest gainer in percentage terms. That award goes to Nigerian oil executive Femi Otedola. He owns more than 70% of Forte Oil, Africa’s largest importer of fuel products. Oteolda saw his net worth jump by more than 75% in 2015, when Forte Oil’s stock price reached a record high. Forte Oil benefitted from being awarded a lucrative crude oil contract from the Nigerian government. As a result, Otedola ended 2015 with a net worth of $1.81 billion. Oteldola’s late father is a former governor of Lagos. Of Africa’s 21 billionaires, five of them saw their fortunes increase in 2015. Christoffel Wiese South Africa Net Worth: $5.4 billion Increase: $841 million (15%) Femi Otedola Nigeria Net Worth: $1.8 billion Increase: $778 million (75%) Isabel dos Santos Angola Net Worth: $4 billion Increase: $335 million (12.5%) Issad Rebrab Algeria Net Worth: $3.2 billion Increase: $181 million (6.6%) Mohammed Dewji Tanzania Net Worth: $1.25 billion Increase: $308 million (38.7%)