Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has become Africa’s richest man once more.
He briefly lost his position to South African businessman Johanna Rupert two days ago when he boasted a net worth of $13.6bn compared to his competitor’s $13.65bn.
According to Bloomberg’s real-time billionaire index, Johanne Rupert and Family, at the moment was listed as the world’s 154th richest person, while Dangote ranked in the 156th position.
However, a check on the index earlier today shows Dangote ranked as the 149th richest in the World and first in Africa with a net worth of $13.7bn, a $0.1bn increase.
Ruppert and family, on the other hand fell to 155th in the ranking and second in Africa with a net worth of $13.3bn, -$0.35bn short of his previous valuation.
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