who is the richest person in africa,what country is that person from?

Question

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Answer 1

Nicholas Oppenheimer, the owner of the DeBeers diamond mines, of South Africa is by far the richest person in Africa, with a net worth of around $4.4 billion.

Here is his profile from Forbes:
http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/10/2004/LIR.jhtml?passListId=10&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=2MY9&datatype=Person