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The wealthy in Africa, as with other parts of the world, have managed to weather the pandemic just fine.
The continent boasts 18 US dollar billionaires, with an average worth of $4,1 billion, which amounts to a more than 12% increase from a year ago.
Forbes has rounded up the continent’s billionaires and ranked them from richest to, well, not as rich, but still pretty rich.
Leading the pack is Aliko Dangote of Nigeria, who has risen in wealth by $2 billion from last year’s list thanks to a roughly 30% rise in the share price of Dangote Cement.
Nassef Sawiris of Egypt comes in second, with South Africa’s Nicky Oppenheimer coming in third.