OnionStar - (Ng - Celebritysphere) Aliko Dangote, Nigerian Billionaire: Now 2nd Place in Africa

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An historic moment has taken place in the economic landscape of Africa as the long-seating wealthiest individual in the continent, Aliko Dangote, has been ousted by South African business tycoon, Johanne Rupert and his family. This changes was made known by a recent report released by Forbes Magazine.
In the report, the financial magazine has revealed that Nigerian billionaires Rabiu Abdulsamad and Mike Adenuga have lost their spots in the billionaire rankings.
In the list, the Forbes Daily billionaires ranking platform, which tracks daily changes to the net worth of the most high-net-worth individuals across the world revealed that Aliko Dangote moved down to second position as his wealth decreased from $13.5b in 2023 to $9.5b in the start of 2024.

In the list, there were significant declines in the wealth of the billionaires. The wealth of Nigeria’s Mike Adenuga, moved him to the tenth position, while Patrice Motsepe who was in the top ten in 2023 didn’t make the top ten richest men in 2024. Additionally, no woman made the top ten richest list at the start of the year.

News Source: https://punchng.com/safrican-billionaire-dethrones-dangote-as-africas-richest-man/
 
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