Aliko Dangote has been
declared Africa’s richest man with an estimated net worth of $10.1 billion
(N3,671,350,000,000). That will make the ninth time the Nigerian will be
getting the position. The ranking was made by Forbes, an American media
organisation famous for global ranking. It should be noted that his worth was
$10.3 billion (N3,744,050,000,000) in 2019. The dip in his personal wealth was
attributed to the fall in Dangote Cement’s stock price.
According to a Forbes report, out of the 54
nations in Africa, only eight countries can boast of having billionaires with
South Africa, Egypt dominating the top 10 spots.
On the ranking,
Nigeria comes second in Africa with four billionaires including the continent’s
richest man.
On the list, Nassef
Sawiris from Egypt is the number two richest in Africa with a personal wealth
of $8 billion, an increase of his 2019’s $6.3 billion (N2,290,050,000,000)
worth. Nigeria’s Mike Adenuga is number three with a worth of $7.7 billion
(N2,798,950,000,000). The billionaire owns GloMobile and Conoil, and also has
an interest in real estate. Sharing the same position is Nicky Oppenheimer.
Out of the 20 billionaires
from Africa, only two are women, and they are; Isabel dos Santos and Folorunsho
Alakija.
