{"id":104126,"date":"2020-06-15T13:14:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T12:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibietela.com\/?p=104126"},"modified":"2020-06-15T13:14:51","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T12:14:51","slug":"wealthiest-african-billionaires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegloor.com\/wealthiest-african-billionaires\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Wealthiest African Billionaires"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The year 2020 has been a successful year for some, but for others, it has been the other way round. Coronavirus<\/a> had really affected the world economy, and the wealthiest are not an exception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some billionaires<\/a> have seen their fortune take a really bad turn, and others lost their ranks on the Forbes list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regardless of the unfortunate ongoing pandemic, there are still some that are considered as Africa’s wealthiest, and we would be discussing them in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. Aliko Dangote<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Everyone knows the multi-billionaire, Aliko Dangote<\/a>. He is currently the richest man in Africa. He founded and chaired the Dangote Cement Company, the continent’s largest cement producer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He owns 85% of publicly-traded cement through a holding company. The company produces 45.6 million metric tons yearly and operates in 10 different countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company also trades in salt, sugar, and flour manufacturing. It is currently building a crude oil refinery in Lagos state, and the project has been on since 2017\/2018. It is expected to be one of the largest oil refineries in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It would be safe to say that Dangote picked up from where his grandfather left off and built an empire for himself. His grandfather was a successful rice and oat trader in Kano, which is Nigeria’s second-largest city<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brief Summary of Aliko Dangote<\/h3>\n\n\n\n