Following
the continuous crash of the naira, Africa’s richest man,Aliko
Dangote,has dropped off the list of the 100 richest people in the world.
Dangote who was listed as the 51st richest man in the world as at
March 2016, had dropped to 101 as at the start of business on Monday.
At the launch of the new foreign exchange regime on June 23, 2016, Dangote fell from 46 on the world billionaire list to 71.
According to Bloomberg billionaires,
Dangote, who was worth $15.4 billion (N3.05 trillion) in March, is now
worth $11.1 billion (N3.3 trillion) —richer in naira, but poorer in
dollars..
Dangote, who owns the second largest
sugar-refinery in the world, remains richer than Donald Trump, American
billionaire presidential candidate, and Oprah Winfrey, who is the second
richest black woman in the world.
Dangote is now worth $11.1 billion, while Trump and Oprah are estimated at $4.5 billion and $3.1 billion, respectively.
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