Tag Archives: African billionaires

When it comes to the richest men in the world, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are most common figures, everyone knows, they are the well known billionaires. But this time around, let’s look in to Africa, when i was still in school, we used to call it ‘’ The dark continent’’ this sounds urgly, isn’t it? Check also: Top 10 Black ...

Asked where the next crop of African Billionaires will come from, the President of the African Development Bank, Nigerian Dr.Akinwumi Adesina, without batting an eyelid, declared that they will be farmers. And he is not the only person in his class endorsing agricultural activities as the next frontier. Check also: Wefarm Connects Over 300,000 Farmers In Kenya And Uganda Technology success ...

Of the 2,043 people who made it to the 2017 FORBES list of the World’s Billionaires , 10 of them are black, down from 12 a year ago.  Nigerian cement tycoon Aliko Dangote is still the richest black person in the world, with a fortune estimated at $12.2 billion. He is followed by Saudi-Ethiopian construction magnate Mohammed Al-Amoudi, who is ...

African billionaires fortunes have declined on the new FORBES list of the continent’s richest.[9] Find out more in the latest issue of Forbes Africa by subscribing today.[3] Contact Shanna Jacobsen [email protected]. Below in an excerpt of the Forbes Africa article, for the full article get the February issue available on shelves now. Check also: Top 10 Richest People In Africa – 2016, According To ...

Following several years of steady growth in Africa, the continent’s wealthiest are facing a number of headwinds. The plunge in the price of oil and commodities has heavily impacted the elite earners. Check also: Nigeria’s 2nd Richest Man, Mike Adenuga Receives Highest National Honor In Ghana The latest Forbes Rich List shows that the number of billionaires in Africa has taken ...