The Top 10 Richest People In Africa | September 2026
Forbes' daily ranking on Sept. 1 puts Aliko Dangote at $31.4 billion and Nathan Kirsh second at $19.2 billion, ahead of Johann Rupert.
Nathan Kirsh
Eswatini billionaire Nathan Kirsh crosses $20 billion, becoming the third African to reach the mark
Eswatini billionaire Nathan Kirsh has crossed $20 billion, becoming the third African past the mark, after selling his Restaurant Depot business to Sysco.
Nathan Kirsh closes in on $20 billion, tightening his grip on second place among Africa's richest
Eswatini-born Nathan Kirsh is closing in on a $20 billion fortune, cementing second place among Africa's richest after selling his US food-distribution empire.
Nathan Kirsh spent 70 years building quietly. One deal just made him Africa's second-richest person
A $29.1 billion sale of Jetro Restaurant Depot to Sysco has made Nathan Kirsh, 94, Africa's second-richest person, adding roughly $10 billion to his fortune overnight.
Natie Kirsh sold a $29 billion business in America. South Africans are asking whether he could have done it at home
Natie Kirsh's $29.1 billion sale of Jetro Restaurant Depot is prompting a hard question in South Africa: could his empire have been built at home?
Here is everything you need to know about Nathan Kirsh, Africa's new 2nd richest man who built a $17 billion fortune by selling groceries to restaurant owners nobody else wanted to serve
Nathan Kirsh has become Africa's second richest person at $17.1 billion. Here is everything you need to know about the 94-year-old billionaire from Eswatini.
Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu drops to 4th on Africa rich list after Nathan Kirsh deal
Abdulsamad Rabiu has fallen to fourth among Africa’s richest people after Nathan Kirsh’s multibillion-dollar Sysco deal sharply lifted his fortune.
Eswatini billionaire Nathan Kirsh overtakes Johann Rupert and Abdulsamad Rabiu to become Africa's 2nd richest person
Nathan Kirsh is selling Jetro Restaurant Depot to Sysco at a $29.1 billion valuation, a deal that adds at least $10 billion to the 94-year-old South African billionaire's fortune.
Sysco agrees to buy Eswatini billionaire Nathan Kirsh's Jetro Restaurant Depot in a $29.1 billion deal that reshapes US food distribution
Sysco has agreed to buy Nathan Kirsh's Jetro Restaurant Depot for $29.1 billion in one of the biggest US food distribution deals in years.