The House of Shorafa Alawi claims to be descended from the Islamic Prophet Muhammad and is the world's second-oldest ruling dynasty.

More recent estimates put his worth closer to $2.1billion (£1.7bn), which would still make him significantly richer than ...

The wealthiest man to ever live was an African king from the 14th centuryKing Mansa ... 300 billion in today's money comes ...

Mansa Musa's net worth, which positions him as the wealthiest man in history is still debatable. As the richest possessor of ...

“This is the richest guy anyone has ever seen.” Musa became ruler of the Mali Empire in West Africa in 1312 ... world caught a glimpse of the king’s breath-taking wealth.

South African billionaire Johann Rupert has overtaken Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote as Africa’s richest person, according to the latest data from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Today just three monarchies remain in Africa - one in Morocco and two in the tiny southern nations of Lesotho and Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland. The richest of these is Morocco's King ...