The rich are getting richer, No one made bigger bucks in Africa in 2013 than the continent’s richest man, Aliko Dangote. The Nigerian cement, sugar and flour mogul saw his fortune soar $10.1 billion, or 79% through Wednesday, the 31st of December 2013. The biggest catalyst was his Dangote Cement shares which has experienced a 74% run-up over the last 12 months. He is now worth $22.9 billion according to Forbes’s most recent statistics, up from $12.8 billion at the end of December 2012. Africa’s richest woman, Folorunsho Alakija and Mike Adenuga also made the list. See full list after the break:
1. Aliko Dangote Net Worth: $22.9 billion Up: $10.1 billion (79%)
2. Isabel dos Santos Net Worth: $3.7 billion Up: $2.8 billion (311%)
3. Christo Wiese Net Worth: $6.5 billion Up: $2.4 billion (58.5%)
4. Folorunsho Alakija Net Worth: $2.5 billion Up: $1.9 billion (317%)
5. Johann Rupert Net Worth: $7.8 billion Up: $1.4 billion (22%)
6. Nassef Sawiris Net Worth: $6.6 billion Up: $1 billion (18%)
7. Mohammed Mansour Net Worth: $3.1 billion Up: $900 million (41%)
8. Koos Bekker Net Worth: $1.2 billion Up: $750 million (167%)
9. Abdulsamad Rabiu Net Worth: $1.2 billion Up: $550 million (85%)
10. Yasseen Mansour Net Worth: $2.4 billion Up: $400 million (20%)
11. Yasseen Mansour Net Worth: $2.4 billion Up: $400 million (20%)
12. Stephen Saad Net Worth: $1.45 billion Up: $350 million (31.8%)
13. Youssef Mansour Net Worth: $2.3 billion Up: $350
million (18%) 14. Nicky Oppenheimer Net Worth: $6.6 billion Up: $100 million (1.5%) 15. Mike Adenuga Net Worth: $4.7 billion Up: $100 million (2.2%)
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