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Dangote the richest African cements his place in history

By By WINSLEY MASESE | 12yrs ago

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Forbes Magazine calls him a billionaire and ranks him the richest African, with an estimated net worth of Sh1.36 trillion ($16.1 billion) as at March 2013. This also makes him the 43rd richest person in the world.

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