Forbes magazine's 50 Richest Africans 2013 list. Dangote now worth $20b

Forbes Magazine just released their list of the 50 Richest Africans 2013 and Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote is placed at No.1 with a net worth of $20 billion. Africa’s richest are getting richer. In 2003, Forbes counted only two billionaires in Africa – Nicky Oppenheimer and Johann Rupert, both of South Africa, now there are about 30 of them. See the rest after the cut...




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