1. ALIKO DANGOTE Net worth: $13.5 billionRank in 2022: 1Origin of wealth: Cement and Sugar Self-madeAge: 65Country: NigeriaResidence: Lagos Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, founded and chairs Dangote Cement, the continent’s largest cement producer. He owns 85% of publicly-traded Dangote Cement through a holding company. Dangote Cement has the capacity to produce 48.6 million metric tons annually and has operations in 10 countries across Africa. After many years in development, Dangote’s fertilizer plant in Nigeria began operations in March 2022. Dangote Refinery has been under construction since 2016 and is expected to be one of the world’s largest oil refineries…
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