Forbes List: 2011 World's Richest People.

 Africans on the 2011 Forbes List of Billionaires
Name                   Country   Worth     Source        Ranking
Aliko Dangote,       Nigeria      $13.8B     Business   #51(world) #1(Nigeria) 
Mike Adenuga        Nigeria      $2B         Business   #595 (world) #2(Nigeria)
Nicky Openheimer  SA            $7B        Inherited    #136(world) #1(SA)
Johann Rupert        SA            $4.8B      Business   #219(world) #2(SA)

The U.S. still dominates with 413 billionaires, Asia second with 332, 115 of which are Chinese.Europe has 300 billionaires and Middle East/Africa has 89.

Mexico's Carlos Slim is still the richest man in the world, adding $20billion to his fortune in the last one year. He is now worth $76 billion. Followed by Bill Gates $56 billion and Warren Buffett - $50 billion.