African billionaires more numerous than previously thought, according to new report
| LAGOS, Nigeria
A pan-African magazine says Africa has many more聽billionaires聽than previously reported, 55 of them worth $143.88 billion including a Nigerian said to be the richest black woman in the world.
"Move over, Oprah!" Ventures Africa says in its latest edition published this week.
Editor-in-chief Uzodinma Iweala said Tuesday their estimates are "on the conservative side."
The report predictably identifies Nigerian manufacturer Aliko Dangote as the richest聽African聽worth $20.2 billion, among 20 Nigerians listed.
It surprises by identifying oil tycoon Folorunsho Alakija as the richest black woman in the world, worth $7.3 billion.
Forbes magazine in its respected list had estimated Alakija's fortune at $600 million and Oprah Winfrey's worth at $2.9 billion. Iweala said his researchers are "closer to the ground" and expect to unearth moreAfrican聽billionaires.
