2021 Forbes List: Dangote, Adenugu, Rabiu Among Africa’s Top 10 Billionaires
Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote has made the 2021 Forbes’ Africa Billionaires List released on Friday as the richest person in Africa, a position he has held for the past 10 years.
Also, Nigeria had prominent businessmen, Mike Adenuga of Globacom, and Abdulsamad Rabiu of BUA Group listed as the 5th and 6th richest persons in Africa respectively.
According to Forbes, as in elsewhere in the world, the wealthiest person in Africa was not so much affected by the pandemic.
It said that Africa’s 18 billionaires were worth an average $4.1bn, 12 per cent more than a year ago, driven in part by Nigeria’s surging stock market.
Forbes report said, “For the tenth year in a row, Aliko Dangote of Nigeria is the continent’s richest person, worth $12.1bn, up by $2bn from last year’s list, thanks to a ...