THE TEN (10) RICHEST PEOPLE IN CAMEROON ACCORDING TO FORBES
(M= million, B=billions)

1. BABA DANPULLO
(Net worth: $950 M ≈ 551 B XAF)

El Hadji BABA Danpullo is the wealthiest Cameroonian and owns
- 49% of Telecom company Nexttel-Cameroun
- Ndu Tea
- He holds 11% of Cameroon's cotton development company SODECOTON
- He is equally in the airport service sector in the country
- Marbel Towers in Johannesburg
2. PAUL FOKAM
(Net worth: $690 M ≈ 400 B XAF)

Paul Kammogne Fokam, P K Fokam, is the second wealthiest Cameroonian.
- Founder of financial service provider, AFRILAND FIRST BANK
- Founder of a University, PK Fokam institute of excellence.
He is also a writer and an award winner
3. SAMUEL FOYOU
(Net worth: $ 450 M ≈ 261 B XAF)

Samuel Foyou, Business man and industrialist, comes in third. Some of his investments include Société Brasserie Samuel Foyou (Brasaf S.A) and Société Camerounaise de savonnerie (SCS) 4
4. COLIN MUKETE
(Net worth: $370 M ≈ 214 B XAF)

From the Mukete dynasty, which reigns over the chiefdom in Kumba. The Son of senetor Victor Nfon Mukete, Colin Mukete, is involved in Television broadcasting channels (STV and Boom TV). He is the CEO and chairman of Spectrum Group
5. NANA BOUBA
(Net worth: $310 M ≈ 180 B XAF)

A veteran industrialist, Nana Bouba Djoda is the creator of the holding company NBG, an empire in the fields of manufacturing and distribution of basic needs. It englobes,
- Azur (soap)
- Sagri (tomato)
- SCI Krina (real estate)
etc
6. SYLVESTRE NGOUCHINGHE
(Net worth: $280 M ≈ 162 B XAF)

He is best known as the owner of a fish import company, CONGELCAM S.A. The company is involved in the importation, distribution and sale of diverse seafood products
7. JOSEPH KADJI DEFOSSO
(Net worth: $270 M ≈ 157 B XAF)

- Source of income: Beer
- Founder of Cameroon Union Breweries (UCB), which is the leading brewery company in Cameroon. It controls 15% of the country's beer market.
Meanwhile the group also has diverse branches.
8. KATE FOTSO
(Net worth: $255 M ≈ 148 B XAF)

Kate Fotso, the wife of the late billionaire Andre Fotso, is the richest woman in Cameroon. She is the managing director of TELCAR Cocoa LTD, Cameroon leading Cocoa export company.
9. MOHAMADOU BAYERO FADIL
(Net worth: $252 M ≈ 146 B)

His source of worth is diversified.
CEO of FADIL group, which is an agro-industrial conglomerate and specializes in
- soap manufacturing
- live stock farming
- etible oil
- Hotels

FADIL also owns Equatorial media group
10. SOHAING Family
(Net worth: $215 M ≈ 124 B XAF)

André Sohaing was a Cameroon business man and politician. He passed away on July 23, 2015. Leaving his family with his fortune.
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