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Four richest Africans wealthier than half the continent: Oxfam

President and CEO of Dangote Industries Aliko Dangote arrives to attend the inauguration of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals in Lagos, on May 22, 2023. [AFP]

The four richest Africans are wealthier than about half of the continent's 750 million people, anti-poverty charity Oxfam said in a report published on Thursday, warning widening inequality was hampering democracy.

Oxfam named only Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, the continent's richest man, in its report.

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