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4 rich Africans reportedly wealthier than half the continent

July 9, 2025
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4 rich Africans reportedly wealthier than half the continent
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The four most affluent Africans hold $57.4 billion (€48.9 billion) and are richer than approximately 50% of the continent’s 750 million inhabitants, according to a report released on Thursday by the anti-poverty organization Oxfam.

According to the report, had no billionaires in 2000. Today, the continent has 23 billionaires whose combined wealth has soared by 56% in just the past five years, reaching a staggering $112.6 billion.

Furthermore, the top 5% of Africans possess nearly $4 trillion in wealth, which is over twice the total wealth of the rest of the continent combined.

The report also states that nearly half of the world’s 50 most unequal countries are in Africa.

In January, Oxfam reported that .

Policies are biased against the poor

Oxfam contended that government policies are biased against the poor and allow the continent’s super-rich to accumulate even more wealth.

“Most African countries are not fully leveraging progressive taxation to effectively tax the super-rich and address inequality,” the organization’s report said.

According to Oxfam, Africa’s tax systems are nearly three times less effective at one percent than the global average.

Imposing an additional 1% tax on the wealth and 10% on the income of the richest 1% in Africa could raise $66 billion annually. This amount is more than enough to close the funding gaps for free, quality education and universal access to electricity, the report said.

The continent also loses an estimated $88.6 billion annually through illicit financial flows.

Who are the richest Africans?

In its report, Oxfam named as the richest man on the continent, with an estimated wealth of $23.3 billion.

Among the top four are also comprised of South Africans Johann Rupert and Nicky Oppenheimer, as well as Egyptian businessman Nassef Sawiris.

The NGO cautioned that inequality hinders democracy, impedes poverty reduction, and exacerbates the .

“Political capture” by the wealthy undermines “pro-poor government policies and the effectiveness of public institutions,” the report said.

In Africa’s largest democracy, Nigeria, for example, exorbitant fees demanded by political parties often price people seeking political office out of running.

Meanwhile, vote-buying is rampant in a country where tens of millions of people live in desperate poverty.

Edited by: Saim Dušan Inayatullah

The post 4 rich Africans reportedly wealthier than half the continent appeared first on Deutsche Welle.

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