36) Lauritz Dippenaar Net Worth: $730 Million (South African)

Lauritz (Laurie) Dippenaar is a self-made millionaire who built a financial services empire over the past several decades. He co-founded Rank Consolidated Investing in 1977.

35) Jim Ovia – Net Worth: $850 Million (Nigerian)

This 60-year-old self-made millionaire was appointed as chairman of Zenith Bank Group, a large Nigerian commercial bank that he founded more than two decades ago.

34) Orji Uzor Kalu – Net Worth: $1 Billion (Nigerian)

Orji Uzor Kalu is a billionaire as of 2014. He is the founder of Slok Holding, a $2.5 billion West African conglomerate with interests in banking, shipping, manufacturing, oil trading and media.