Despite the fluctuation of the Nigerian naira versus the dollar, Aliko Dangote, president of the Dangote Group, continues to be the richest man in Africa.
Dangote outranked other Africans in the Index according to Bloomberg’s daily top billionaire rankings, which were published on Tuesday. Dangote’s wealth was estimated to be $15.6 billion.
The sole Nigerian in Bloomberg’s list of the top 500 billionaires was Dangote, who has been the wealthiest person in Africa for the past 12 years.
Johann Rupert and family of South Africa, currently valued at $13.3 billion, is another African listed in the most recent top 500 list of the world’s richest people for the year 2023. Nicky Oppenheimer of South Africa, Nassef Sawiris of Egypt, Natie Kirsh of South Africa, and Naguib Sawiris are also listed, with respective net worths of $9.0 billion, $7.47 billion, $7.37 billion, and $5.93 billion. The list only included these five additional Africans.
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Africa’s richest man, with his new worth of $15.6 billion, controls Dangote Industries, a closely-held conglomerate.
The Lagos, Nigeria-based company owns sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest cement producer, Dangote Cement. It also has interests in sugar, salt, fertiliser and packaged foods. Dangote also recently commissioned the $19bn petroleum refinery plant, which is now the Africa’s largest refinery.
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Recall that Aliko Dangote was recently recognised as one of the world’s most generous people by Richtopia, a digital publication located in the UK that covers business, economics, and financial news.
This honour followed his $1.25 billion endowment of the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), his charitable organisation.
In order to increase prospects for social transformation, Aliko Dangote established his Foundation in 1981. Its goals are to advance quality education, improve health and welfare, and increase opportunities for economic empowerment.
However, the Aliko Dangote Foundation was established as a charitable organisation in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1994.
The Foundation now has the highest endowment from a single African donor and is the largest private foundation in sub-Saharan Africa after 20 years.
