These are the four African billionaires whose net worth has increased since start of 2022
Among them are Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote and Egypt’s wealthiest man Nassef Sawiris.
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Among them are Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote and Egypt’s wealthiest man Nassef Sawiris.
Just three weeks ago, the Nigerian billionaire received a massive $208-million dividend from BUA Cement.
The billionaires have both played an important role in the country’s economic growth.
Rabiu and his son own 99.8 percent of the newly established food business.
The double-digit rise in earnings was driven by increased revenue from $299.3 million to $454.1 million.
Rabiu, Africa’s fifth-richest man, is presently worth $6.3 billion, according to Forbes.
Rabiu is also on track to earn another $151.66 million in dividends from his newly consolidated food business, BUA Foods.
Rabiu is one of the continent’s wealthiest businessmen, with a $7-billion net worth.
From January to June, the combined net worth of Africa’s 10 richest billionaires fell by $1.22 billion.
BUA Group has emerged as one of Africa’s fastest-growing manufacturing conglomerates.
Rabiu derives most of his fortune from his 98-percent stake in BUA Foods and 92-percent stake in BUA Cement.
Rabiu is now Africa’s fifth-richest man.
The total value of Rabiu’s shares in publicly traded companies is now more than $8.6 billion.
BUA Group is a leading food, infrastructure, mining and manufacturing conglomerate.
The result suggests that it is on track to deliver yet another record performance at the end of Q2 2022.
Rabiu and his son own 99.8 percent of the newly established food business segment.