Alhaji Aliko Dangote has continued to maintain the position as Africa’s richest person with his net worth hitting $11.5bn from $8.3bn in 2020.
The Forbes’ 2021 World’s Billionaires list indicated that the President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, lead the pack of 14 Africa billionaires list.
The current rating make him the 191st wealthiest person in the world.
The Chairman of Globacom and Conoil Plc, Dr Mike Adenuga, who is Nigeria’s second richest person and the fifth in the continent, was ranked 440th as his fortune rose to $6.1bn from $5.6bn last year.
The wealth of the founder of BUA Group, Abdulsamad Rabiu, surged to $4.9bn from $2.9bn in 2020, making him the 574th richest person in the world and the sixth in Africa.
The other Africans on the list comprise five South Africans, five Egyptians and one Algerian.
