According to Forbes' list of African billionaires released on Friday, January 22, Aliko Dangote of Nigeria became the richest man in Africa for the tenth consecutive time.
Forbes said that the president/chief executive officer of Gold Group is now worth $12.1 billion, up $2 billion from last year's list after Dangot Cement's share price rose 30%.
Aliko Dangot of Nigeria is the richest man on the continent for ten consecutive years, worth $121 billion, up $2 billion from last year's list, thanks to the about 30% increase in Dangot cement stock price, which is his best treasure to date, Forbe said in its report. Expensive assets.
The list captured seven different countries with 18 billionaires; South Africa and Egypt each have five billionaires, followed by Nigeria and Morocco with two billionaires. They are worth $73.8 billion in total, slightly higher than the total value of $73.4 billion worth of the 20 billionaires on Africa's richest list last year.
Mike Adenuga of Lobacombe, Nigeria, and Abdul Samad Rabius of the Boua Group are the fifth and sixth richest people in Africa, respectively.
Forbes said that the biggest gain this year was Nigeria's cement tycoon Abdul Samad Rabio.
It is worth noting that his BUA Cement PLC, which was listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in January 2020, has doubled in the past year. The report points out that this will increase Rabius's wealth by 77 percent to $5.5 billion.
The second richest person is Nasef Saviris of Egypt, whose biggest asset is a nearly 6% stake in the sportswear manufacturer Adidas. Nicky Oppenheimer of South Africa bought a stake in the diamond company De Beers for $5.1 billion and operated the company until 2012, when he sold a 40% stake in the family in De Beers to mining giant Anglo-Americans for $5.1 billion.
The report also said that although some countries became rich by 1 billion points, two women on Africa's richest list fell below $1 billion in 2020.
Forbes calculates that the wealth of Volorenza Araghia, Nigeria, which owns an oil exploration company, fell below $1 billion due to the decline in oil prices. The report adds that Isabel dos Santos, who has been the richest woman in Africa since 2013, has been knocked down by a series of court judgements freezing her assets in Angola and Portugal.
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Africa? Is this the top billionaire? 2021: Aliko Dangot is still Africa? He's the richest person in 10 consecutive years.
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