Latest LIST OF TOP COMPANIES IN AFRICA IN TERMS OF REVENUE 2018

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Rank Company Sector Country Turnover 
1 Sonatrach Petroleum Algeria 30 242 200
2 Steinhoff International Holdings Wood and paper Algeria 17 304 461
3 Sonangol Petroleum South Africa 14 711 363
4 The Bidvest Group* Diversified Angola 13 290 847
5 Eskom Utilities South Africa 12 856 531
6 Sasol Chemicals South Africa 12 552 130
7 MTN Group ICT/Telecoms South Africa 10 736 034
8 ShopRite Holdings Retail South Africa 9 437 432
9 Imperial Holdings Diversified South Africa 8 626 060
10 Bidfood (ex BidCorp)* Agribusiness South Africa 7 561 953
11 SPAR Group Retail South Africa 6 693 836
12 Massmart Holdings Retail South Africa 6 645 780
13 The Bidvest Group South Africa Diversified South Africa 6 554 152
14 Sanlam Insurance South Africa 6 292 323
15 Naspers Media South Africa 6 098 000
16 Datatec Media South Africa 6 083 383
17 Vodacom Group ICT/Telecoms South Africa 5 899 157
18 Pick n Pay Stores Group Retail South Africa 5 742 370
19 Engen Petroleum Petroleum South Africa 5 503 959
20 Suez Canal Authority* Ports Egypt 5 175 600
21 Sappi Wood and paper South Africa 5 141 000
22 Woolworths Holdings Retail South Africa 4 861 263
23 Barloworld Diversified South Africa 4 829 981
24 Transnet Transports South Africa 4 752 393
25 Vodacom South Africa ICT/Telecoms South Africa 4 698 031
26 Anglo American Platinum Corporation Mining South Africa 4 498 218
27 AngloGold Ashanti Mining South Africa 4 254 000
28 Office Chérifien des Phosphates Mining Morocco 4 173 200
29 Orascom Construction Industries Construction Egypt 4 033 100
30 SABMiller South Africa* Food and drink South Africa 3 804 000
31 Old Mutual Life Assurance Company Insurance South Africa 3 645 258
32 Groupe Maroc Telecom ICT/Telecoms Morocco 3 463 862
33 MTN Nigeria ICT/Telecoms Nigeria 3 420 115
34 Mediclinic Corporation Healthcare South Africa 3 381 710
35 ONEE Utilities Morocco 3 361 687
36 Société Nationale d’Investissement Diversified Morocco 3 291 346
37 Sonelgaz Utilities Algeria 3 198 616
38 Naftal* Petroleum services Algeria 3 132 588
39 Dangote Group* Diversified Nigeria 3 100 000
40 MTN South Africa ICT/Telecoms South Africa 3 042 699
41 Liberty Group Insurance South Africa 2 996 683
42 Telkom ICT/Telecoms South Africa 2 973 603
43 Global Telecom Holding ICT/Telecoms Egypt 2 955 500
44 Kumba Iron Ore Mining South Africa 2 914 450
45 Transnet Freight Rail Air transport South Africa 2 838 894
46 Gold Fields Mining South Africa 2 749 500
47 Impala Platinum Holdings Mining South Africa 2 607 945
48 Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Pharmaceuticals South Africa 2 583 848
49 Network Healthcare Holdings Healthcare South Africa 2 452 914
50 Aveng Diversified South Africa 2 449 938
51 Ethiopian Airlines Air transport Ethiopia 2 416 678
52 Discovery Health Insurance South Africa 2 400 511
53 ArcelorMittal South Africa Metals South Africa 2 376 051
54 Masscash Retail South Africa 2 304 277
55 Tiger Brands Agribusiness South Africa 2 303 544
56 Sibanye Gold Mining South Africa 2 267 450
57 Wilson Bayly Holmes – Ovcon Construction South Africa 2 224 599
58 MMI Holdings Insurance South Africa 2 102 715
59 Cevital Agribusiness Algeria 2 098 754
60 Maroc Telecom ICT/Telecoms Morocco 2 087 435
61 Soc. Tunisienne des Industries de Raffinage* Petroleum services Tunisia 2 084 017
62 Safaricom ICT/Telecoms Kenya 2 039 486
63 JD Group* Retail South Africa 2 033 750
64 Remgro Diversified South Africa 2 010 248
65 The Arab Contractors Construction Egypt 2 000 238
66 Dangote Cement Construction Nigeria 1 999 085
67 Edgars Consolidated Stores Retail South Africa 1 990 507
68 Foschini Retail South Africa 1 917 099
69 Blue Label Telecoms ICT/Telecoms South Africa 1 909 716
70 Masswarehouse Retail South Africa 1 906 698
71 Murray & Roberts Holdings Construction South Africa 1 897 822
72 Super Group Auto industry South Africa 1 883 379
73 Santam Insurance South Africa 1 880 475
74 Clicks Group Retail South Africa 1 853 038
75 RCL Foods Food and drink South Africa 1 816 326
76 Flour Mills of Nigeria Agribusiness Nigeria 1 704 509
77 Soc. Tunisienne de l’électricité et du Gaz Utilities Tunisia 1 610 025
78 Distell Group Food and drink South Africa 1 558 301
79 Middle East Oil Refineries* Petroleum services Egypt 1 526 245
80 Exxaro Resources Mining South Africa 1 516 704
81 Pioneer Foods Group Food and drink South Africa 1 495 126
82 Massdiscounters Retail South Africa 1 491 120
83 Oando Petroleum services Nigeria 1 481 177
84 Cosider Construction Algeria 1 463 160
85 Sonatel ICT/Telecoms Senegal 1 457 543
86 Kansanshi Mining Mining Zambia 1 449 000
87 Mr Price Group Retail South Africa 1 434 399
88 Allied Electronics Corporation Electrical equipment South Africa 1 431 060
89 Ethio Telecom ICT/Telecoms Ethiopia 1 420 480
90 Royal Air Maroc Air transport Morocco 1 417 144
91 Nampak Wood and paper South Africa 1 389 101
92 Elsewedy Electric Electrical equipment Egypt 1 352 993
93 AECI Chemicals South Africa 1 349 698
94 Harmony Gold Mining Company Mining South Africa 1 330 682
95 Tongaat Hulett Group Food and drink South Africa 1 300 271
96 Ezz Steel Company Metals Egypt 1 273 091
97 Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania Diversified Tanzania 1 256 464
98 Truworths International Retail South Africa 1 208 747
99 Life Healthcare Group Healthcare South Africa 1 190 602
100 Omnia Holdings Chemicals South Africa 1 180 804
101 Kap International Holdings Diversified South Africa 1 178 119
102 Adcorp Holdings Services South Africa 1 166 575
103 Poulina Group Holding Diversified Tunisia 1 119 814
104 Lonmin Mining South Africa 1 118 000
105 Condor Electronics Electrical equipment Algeria 1 106 000
106 Hosken Consolidated Investments Diversified South Africa 1 076 337
107 RMI Holdings Insurance South Africa 1 070 845
108 Saham Finances Insurance Morocco 1 051 600
109 Marjane Holding* Retail Morocco 1 049 004
110 PSG Group Insurance South Africa 1 047 257
111 Optimum Telecom Algeria ICT/Telecoms Algeria 1 040 000
112 Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures Petroleum Cameroon 1 031 685
113 Nigerian Breweries Food and drink Nigeria 1 019 665
114 Kenya Airways Air transport Kenya 1 018 134
115 Group Five Holdings Construction South Africa 999 689
116 Ooredoo Algeria ICT/Telecoms Algeria 998 580
117 KenolKobil Petroleum Kenya 991 472
118 Société Nationale de Raffinage* Refining Cameroon 977 087
119 Tsogo Sun Holdings Tourism South Africa 959 653
120 Olam Group Côte d’Ivoire Agribusiness Côte d’Ivoire 955 276
121 EgyptAir Holdings Diversified Egypt 949 641
122 Compagnie Ivoirienne d’Électricité Utilities Côte d’Ivoire 949 313
123 Total Nigeria Petroleum services Nigeria 945 596
124 EOH Holdings ICT/Telecoms South Africa 926 252
125 Massbuild Construction South Africa 920 830
126 Anglovaal Industries Food and drink South Africa 884 670
127 Sun International Tourism South Africa 884 460
128 Tanzania Electric Supply Company* Utilities Tanzania 880 990
129 Astral Foods Agribusiness South Africa 867 621
130 Illovo Sugar* Agribusiness South Africa 854 200
131 Total Kenya Petroleum services Kenya 853 204
132 Novignis* Insurance Nigeria 839 276
133 Ghabbour Auto Auto industry Egypt 839 183
134 Invicta Holdings Auto industry South Africa 836 693
135 Kenya Power and Lighting Utilities Kenya 834 234
136 IBL Group (ex GML) Diversified Mauritius 828 224
137 Transnet Port Terminals Transport South Africa 809 267
138 LafargeHolcim Maroc (ex Lafarge Ciments) Construction Morocco 803 079
139 Pinnacle Technology Holdings Electrical equipment South Africa 796 140
140 Rand Water Financial services South Africa 794 816
141 Taqa Morocco Utilities Morocco 790 932
142 Total Maroc Petroleum services Morocco 789 523
143 Orange Côte d’Ivoire ICT/Telecoms Côte d’Ivoire 777 341
144 Telecom Egypt ICT/Telecoms Egypt 775 906
145 Compagnie Sucrière Marocaine de Raffinage Agribusiness Morocco 772 844
146 PGI Holding – Amengroup Diversified Tunisia 770 062
147 Holding Marocaine Commerciale et Financière Diversified Morocco 767 607
148 Transnet National Ports Authority Transport South Africa 753 308
149 PetroSA Petroleum services South Africa 751 717
150 Anouar Invest* Diversified Morocco 750 259
151 MTN Ghana ICT/Telecoms Ghana 746 921
152 EgyptAir Airlines Air transport Egypt 745 365
153 Mota-Engil Africa Construction South Africa 745 208
154 Total Gabon Petroleum services Gabon 745 097
155 Aurecon Construction South Africa 743 400
156 9mobile (ex Etisalat Nigeria) ICT/Telecoms Nigeria 742 950
157 Label’ Vie Retail Morocco 742 551
158 CMH Group Auto industry South Africa 742 123
159 Al Ezz Dekheila Steel Company Metals Egypt 741 754
160 Zeder Investments Agribusiness South Africa 740 969
161 Groupe SIFCA Agribusiness Côte d’Ivoire 733 252
162 Hulamin Metals South Africa 733 011
163 Mpact Wood and paper South Africa 732 956
164 IHS Towers Group* ICT/Telecoms Mauritius 723 100
165 Wafa Assurance Insurance Morocco 718 674
166 Lafarge Africa Construction Nigeria 714 071
167 Clover Holdings Food and drink South Africa 712 642
168 Zain Sudan ICT/Telecoms Sudan 709 000
169 Tarkwa Mines Mining Ghana 708 900
170 Growthpoint Properties Construction South Africa 708 671
171 Pretoria Portland Cement Company Construction South Africa 699 744
172 Douja Promotion Construction Morocco 699 241
173 Lyonnaise des Eaux de Casablanca Utilities Morocco 698 039
174 African Rainbow Minerals Mining South Africa 696 768
175 Driefontein Mine Mining South Africa 682 332
176 Transnet Rail Engineering Rail transport South Africa 680 800
177 Trencor Sea transport South Africa 680 292
178 Choppies Enterprises Retail Botswana 677 801
179 Social Security and National Insurance Trust* Insurance Ghana 673 574
180 Centrale Danone Food and drink Morocco 670 526
181 Tullow Ghana Petroleum Ghana 666 600
182 Stefanutti Stocks Holdings Construction South Africa 664 078
183 Volta River Authority* Utilities Ghana 662 887
184 Société Nationale Burkinabé d’Hydrocarbures Petroleum services Burkina Faso 656 697
185 Grindrod Transport South Africa 655 543
186 African Reinsurance Corporation Insurance Nigeria 653 664
187 Raubex Construction South Africa 653 630
188 Metair Investments Auto industry South Africa 649 860
189 Orange Egypt ICT/Telecoms Egypt 647 349
190 Kloof Gold Mining Company Mining South Africa 645 302
191 Société Maghrebine de Génie Civil de Guinea Eq.* Construction Eq. Guinea 641 259
192 Société Africaine de Raffinage Refining Senegal 630 962
193 Cashbuild Construction South Africa 629 243
194 Airports Company South Africa Air transport South Africa 628 078
195 Mondi Group South Africa Wood and paper South Africa 625 272
196 Econet Wireless ICT/Telecoms Zimbabwe 621 705
197 Ghana Oil Company Petroleum services Ghana 620 118
198 Sanam Agro Agribusiness Morocco 619 655
199 Reunert Electrical equipment South Africa 617 728
200 East African Breweries Kenya Food and drink Kenya 616 350
201 East African Breweries Group Food and drink Kenya 616 207
202 Nigerian Bottling Company Food and drink Nigeria 615 495
203 Renault Retail Maroc* Auto industry Morocco 611 828
204 Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations Gestion Insurance Tunisia 606 084
205 Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière Mining Mauritania 603 647
206 Oceana Group Agribusiness South Africa 598 349
207 Soc. Nat. de Distribution des Pétroles AGIL Petroleum services Tunisia 596 442
208 Catoca Sociedade Mineira Mining Angola 593 617
209 Nestlé Nigeria Food and drink Nigeria 591 211
210 Rainbow Chicken* Food and drink South Africa 588 767
211 Innscor Africa Agribusiness Zimbabwe 586 911
212 Pharmacie Centrale de Tunisie* Healthcare Tunisia 584 753
213 Compagnie Minière de l’Ogooué (Comilog) Mining Gabon 579 600
214 RMA (ex RMA Watanya) Insurance Morocco 575 804
215 Johannesburg Water Utilities South Africa 573 658
216 Axian Group Diversified Madagascar 571 000
217 RMB Holdings Insurance South Africa 557 197
218 Dangote Sugar Refinery Agribusiness Nigeria 551 606
219 South African Broadcasting Corporation Media South Africa 546 179
220 Inwi* ICT/Telecoms Morocco 544 104
221 Total Côte d’Ivoire* Petroleum services Côte d’Ivoire 541 546
222 Société Nationale d’Électricité Utilities Senegal 540 229
223 SA des Brasseries du Cameroun Food and drink Cameroon 538 867
224 Orange Maroc (ex Médi Télécom)* ICT/Telecoms Morocco 535 695
225 Orange Mali ICT/Telecoms Mali 527 597
226 Air Mauritius Air transport Mauritius 524 712
227 Société des Mines de Loulo Mining Mali 524 358
228 MTN Côte d’Ivoire ICT/Telecoms Côte d’Ivoire 520 834
229 Biopharm Pharmaceuticals Algeria 519 454
230 Soc. Marocaine de Constructions Automobiles* Auto industry Morocco 502 591
231 Auto Hall Auto industry Morocco 497 553
232 Ciel Group Diversified Mauritius 495 190
233 Metropolitan Life Insurance South Africa 494 705
234 Essakane Gold Mine* Mining Burkina Faso 487 100
235 Pétrole du Maghreb* Petroleum services Morocco 484 656
236 Eneo Cameroon Utilities Cameroon 484 302
237 Société Tunisienne de l’Air Air transport Tunisia 483 029
238 Delta Corporation Food and drink Zimbabwe 482 968
239 Forte Oil Petroleum Nigeria 482 967
240 Redefine Properties Construction South Africa 475 275
241 Sudatel Telecom Group ICT/Telecoms Sudan 475 175
242 Total Sénégal Petroleum services Senegal 472 601
243 OK Zimbabwe Retail Zimbabwe 472 405
244 Zimplats Holdings Mining Zimbabwe 471 778
245 Tunisie Telecom ICT/Telecoms Tunisia 469 337
246 North Mara Gold Mine Mining Tanzania 469 293
247 Tanzania Breweries Food and drink Tanzania 468 505
248 Holding Al Omrane* Construction Morocco 467 046
249 CTP Holdings Media South Africa 464 875
250 Northam Platinum Mining South Africa 464 849
251 Meikles Africa Diversified Zimbabwe 457 626
252 Julius Berger Nigeria Construction Nigeria 451 730
253 Abu Qir Fertilizers & Chemical Industries* Chemicals Egypt 451 253
254 MTN Cameroon ICT/Telecoms Cameroon 449 198
255 Produce Buying Company Agribusiness Ghana 443 348
256 Zalar Holding Agribusiness Morocco 442 544
257 Vivo Energy Côte d’Ivoire Petroleum Côte d’Ivoire 436 324
258 Bell Equipment Auto industry South Africa 435 650
259 Vodacom Tanzania ICT/Telecoms Tanzania 433 230
260 Comair Air transport South Africa 432 546
261 Saham Assurance Maroc Insurance Morocco 431 558
262 Qalaa Holdings Diversified Egypt 430 899
263 Groupe Managem Mining Morocco 430 074
264 Ooredoo Tunisia ICT/Telecoms Tunisia 429 397
265 Beatrix Gold Mine Mining South Africa 427 053
266 Société Magasin Général Retail Tunisia 425 683
267 Société Burkinabé des Fibres Textiles Agribusiness Burkina Faso 423 976
268 CECA-GADIS Group Retail Gabon 421 176
269 Aveng Steel (ex Aveng Trident Steel) Metals South Africa 420 964
270 Tradex Petroleum services Cameroon 420 378
271 Eastern Company Agribusiness Egypt 417 959
272 Vodacom DRC ICT/Telecoms DRC 415 593
273 Merafe Resources Mining South Africa 413 820
274 CDG Développement Services Morocco 410 629
275 Kaap Agri Limited Agribusiness South Africa 410 283
276 Electricidade de Moçambique Utilities Mozambique 405 966
277 Lewis Group Retail South Africa 405 875
278 Hollard Insurance Insurance South Africa 403 479
279 Adcock Ingram Holdings Pharmaceuticals South Africa 402 500
280 African Oxygen Chemicals South Africa 401 875
281 Hudaco Industries Auto industry South Africa 401 675
282 Munich Reinsurance Company of Africa Insurance South Africa 400 006
283 SAF-Cacao Agribusiness Côte d’Ivoire 398 919
284 MTN Uganda ICT/Telecoms Uganda 396 650
285 Entreprise Tunisienne d’Activités Pétrolières Petroleum services Tunisia 395 254
286 Lesieur Cristal Food and drink Morocco 395 211
287 Sefalana Holding Company Food and drink Botswana 393 032
288 Eclosia Group Food and drink Mauritius 391 742
289 Société de Fabrication des Boissons de Tunisie Food and drink Tunisia 391 581
290 Axa Assurance Maroc Insurance Morocco 385 973
291 Mustek Media South Africa 383 686
292 Famous Brands Tourism South Africa 382 523
293 Egyptian Sugar and Integrated Industries Co. Agribusiness Egypt 380 571
294 Ciments du Maroc Construction Morocco 379 875
295 Prosuma Group Retail Côte d’Ivoire 378 902
296 Pioneers Holding Insurance Egypt 377 722
297 Al Ezz Rolling Mills Metals Egypt 377 547
298 Oriental Weavers Company Textile Egypt 372 177
299 Basil Read Holdings Construction South Africa 372 051
300 Namibian Power Corporation Utilities Namibia 366 088
301 Aveng Mining Mining South Africa 364 787
302 Bamburi Cement Construction Kenya 364 366
303 Groupe CFAO Congo* Diversified Rep. of Congo 363 445
304 Bulyanhulu Gold Mine Mining Tanzania 360 928
305 Talaat Moustafa Group Construction Egypt 359 600
306 South Deep Gold Mine Mining South Africa 358 200
307 Société des Mines de Gounkoto Mining Mali 357 171
308 ENL Group Diversified Mauritius 357 067
309 MRS Oil Petroleum services Nigeria 356 314
310 Copperbelt Energy Corporation Utilities Zambia 354 626
311 Umeme Utilities Uganda 354 407
312 Seven-Up Bottling Company Food and drink Nigeria 351 900
313 Egypt Kuwait Holding Company Diversified Egypt 351 221
314 Afriquia Gaz Gas Morocco 349 993
315 Alliances Développement Immobilier Construction Morocco 349 679
316 Perseus Mining Ghana Mining Ghana 348 018
317 Eterna Oil & Gas Chemicals Nigeria 347 385
318 Tigo Tanzania ICT/Telecoms Tanzania 347 000
319 Waco International Construction South Africa 345 222
320 Dangote Flour Mills Agribusiness Nigeria 343 737
321 Suez Cement Company Construction Egypt 337 402
322 Office National des Chemins de Fer du Maroc Rail transport Morocco 337 327
323 Société d’Énergie et d’Eau du Gabon Utilities Gabon 336 968
324 Office National des Aéroports Air transport Morocco 334 175
325 Powertech Electrical equipment South Africa 333 941
326 MTN Sudan ICT/Telecoms Sudan 332 779
327 Société Générale des Travaux du Maroc* Construction Morocco 332 164
328 Guinness Nigeria Food and drink Nigeria 331 412
329 National Foods Holdings Food and drink Zimbabwe 330 642
330 Petromin Oils* Petroleum services Morocco 330 640
331 South African Post Office Services South Africa 329 416
332 Consolidated Infrastructure Group Construction South Africa 328 906
333 Redal Veolia Services* Utilities Morocco 328 437
334 NSIA Participations Diversified Côte d’Ivoire 327 614
335 Salam Gaz Petroleum services Morocco 326 856
336 Puma Energy Zambia Petroleum Zambia 325 301
337 Sania Compagnie Agribusiness Côte d’Ivoire 323 742
338 Délice Holding Agribusiness Tunisia 320 077
339 Société des Mines de Tongon Mining Côte d’Ivoire 319 249
340 Kibali Gold Mine Mining DRC 319 217
341 Maghrébail Insurance Morocco 316 319
342 Transnet Pipelines Petroleum South Africa 316 086
343 Novus Holdings Wood and paper South Africa 312 999
344 Raya Holding for Financial Investment (ex RHCTT) Diversified Egypt 312 879
345 Distribution & Warehousing Network Retail South Africa 312 157
346 Business Connexion Group* Media South Africa 311 977
347 Soc. de Limonaderies et Brasseries d’Afrique Food and drink Côte d’Ivoire 308 220
348 11 (ex Mobil Oil Nigeria) Petroleum Nigeria 305 850
349 Côte d’Ivoire Telecom* ICT/Telecoms Côte d’Ivoire 304 718
350 Palm Hills Development Company Construction Egypt 304 588
351 Rhodes Food Group Holdings Food and drink South Africa 300 910
352 SEMAFO Burkina Faso Mining Burkina Faso 300 483
353 Cervejas de Moçambique* Food and drink Mozambique 297 485
354 Société Nationale de Sidérurgie Metals Morocco 295 763
355 Santova Logistics Transport South Africa 295 681
356 Societe Marocaine de Carburants – ZIZ* Petroleum services Morocco 294 719
357 Coronation Fund Managers Financial services South Africa 293 659
358 Jumia Nigeria Retail Nigeria 292 183
359 MTN Benin ICT/Telecoms Benin 291 191
360 Alexander Forbes Diversified South Africa 285 457
361 Misr Insurance Company Insurance Egypt 284 266
362 Ascendis Health Healthcare South Africa 284 078
363 Quantum Foods Holdings Food and drink South Africa 284 011
364 Kenya Electricity Generating Company Utilities Kenya 283 027
365 Bidvest Namibia Diversified Namibia 282 179
366 Groupe Benamor Food and drink Algeria 281 765
367 Ciel Textile Textile Mauritius 281 281
368 Mauritius Telecom ICT/Telecoms Mauritius 279 714
369 Orascom Telecom Media & Technologies* Insurance Egypt 279 564
370 Airtel Uganda ICT/Telecoms Uganda 278 989
371 Alf Sahel* Food and drink Morocco 278 584
372 Conoil Petroleum services Nigeria 276 327
373 Maridive & Oil Services Petroleum services Egypt 275 540
374 UAC of Nigeria Diversified Nigeria 274 971
375 Total Petroleum Ghana Petroleum services Ghana 273 360
376 Maurel & Prom Gabon* Petroleum Gabon 272 261
377 Delta Holding Diversified Morocco 272 149
378 Centrale Automobile Chérifienne* Auto industry Morocco 270 948
379 Juhayna Food Industries Food and drink Egypt 270 265
380 Groupe CFAO Côte d’Ivoire* Diversified Côte d’Ivoire 268 189
381 Amni International Petroleum Development Co.* Petroleum Nigeria 267 318
382 ENGTP Petroleum Algeria 267 053
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