Aliko Dangote remains Africa’s richest man for the third year in a row

 
Nigerian Adhesive administrator retains his position as Africa's richest man for the third year in a row in the latest Forbes world's richest ranking. On the apple arena, he confused up from the 76th position which he maintained in 2012 to the 43rd position.

According to the account which was appear on Monday by Forbes, Dangote “ President of Dangote Group and Chairman of Globacom, Mike Adenuga were the alone Nigerians on the list.

With a net account of $16.1 Billion as of March 2013, Dangote retained his position as the richest man in Africa. Meanwhile, Adenuga ranked 269 on the account with a net account of $4.7 Billion.

The accomplished year has been active for Dangote. In October, he awash off a authoritative pale in his abrade milling aggregation to Tiger Brands of South Africa. He pocketed $190 actor in cash. In February, his Dangote Amoroso Refineries acquired a 95% pale in Nigerian amoroso ambassador Savannah Amoroso in a bid to advance its ascendant position in the Nigerian amoroso industry. Dangote stepped up his alms in the accomplished year, giving over $100 actor to causes alignment from apprenticeship to health, flood relief, abjection advancement and the arts. He aswell acquired a yacht, which he called afterwards his mother, Amiya. Dangote started architecture his affluence added than three decades ago if he began trading in bolt like cement, abrade and amoroso with a accommodation he accustomed from his affectionate uncle. He delved into abounding assembly of these items in the aboriginal 2000s and went on to body the Dangote Group, West Africa's better publicly-listed conglomerate, which now owns amoroso refineries, alkali processing accessories and Dangote Cement, the continent's better adhesive producer. A exercise buff, Dangote jogs everyday.

Carlos Slim (Mexico) maintains his position as the world's richest man with a net account of $73 Billion followed by Bill Gates (United States) with a net account of $67 Billion. Amancio Ortega (Spain) takes the third position with a net account of $57 Billion, Warren Buffet (United States) ranks fourth with $53.5 Billion while Larry Ellison (United States) ranks fifth with $43 Billion.

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