Just who are Africa's upper echelon? The real 1 per cent upper crusts? Well, Forbes undertakes a survey each year to find out. And whenever they do, the results are less than shocking. Why? Because unless a billionaire dies (which they just don't seem to do) or suffers the economic consequences of political instability in their country or operations, no one really seems to budge much.

That is just my layman's observation of the situation. I do not know what you make of these lists. That said, Kenya is seen as an economic hub - mainly to Kenyans - but perhaps to the rest of Africa as well. That would explain why Kenya's capital market is always looked at by CNBC Africa and other hodgepodge finance-oriented media companies.

So does that mean Kenya has dollar billionaires who have made it onto the Forbes list of the super wealthy? Go to the next page and find out:

#10. Naguib Sawiris (Egypt), $3bn

 This is the guy who back in September 2015 when he offered to buy an island from Greece or Italy to settle refugees fleeing the war in Syria.

#9. Issad Rebrab (Algeria), $3.1bn

#8. Isabel dos Santos (Angola), $3.1bn

She is the only lady to make it to the list.

#7. Mike Adenuga (Nigeria), $3.5bn

#6. Nassef Sawiris (Egypt), $4.1bn

He is the biggest individual shareholder in Adidas with a 6% stake.

#5. King Mohammed VI (Morocco), $5.7bn

He is the only monarch on the list.

Go to the next page to see where on the list kenya is represented.

#4. Johann Rupert (South Africa), $5.3bn

#3. Christoffel Wiese (South Africa), $6.5bn

#2. Nicky Oppenheimer (South Africa), $6.6bn

#1. Aliko Dangote (Nigeria), $16.7bn

There is no Kenyan on the list this year.

This list was sourced from