Aliko DangoteNet worth: $10.1 billionOrigin of wealth: Cement, sugarAge: 62Country: NigeriaResidence: LagosEducation: Al-Azhar University, Bachelor of Arts/ScienceDangote, Africa’s richest man, founded and chairs Dangote Cement, the continent’s largest cement producer. He owns at least 720 square miles of conservation land across South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe. Oppenheimer owns Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, the largest private game reserve in South Africa. In recent years, Rupert has been a vocal opponent of plans to allow fracking in the Karoo, a region of South Africa where he owns land. He and his wife Tsitsi founded the Higherlife Foundation, which supports orphaned and poor children in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Burundi and Lesotho.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 06, 2020 15:22 UTC