As many as five Africans feature in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index 2021 of the world’s 500 wealthiest people. As per the index, President Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, is the wealthiest person in Africa with a net worth of $19.2 billion, up from $19.1 billion the previous year. The Nigerian billionaire businessman is ranked 97th in the global billionaires’ index as of 6 January 2022, 03:02 AM WAT.
