- Billionaire Femi Otedola took to his Instagram page to celebrate his inclusion in Forbes’ list of the top 20 wealthiest Africans.
- Taking to his father’s comment section, DJ Cuppy showed excitement while celebrating his father’s latest achievement and that of his acclaimed, ‘God father’s, Dangote.
DJ Cuppy, daughter of Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola, expressed her excitement as her father made it to Forbes’ list of the top 20 richest people in Africa.
Forbes ranks Otedola as the twenty-first richest person in Africa, while Dangote remains the richest man in the continent.
According to Forbes, the aggregate wealth of the top 20 billionaires is $82.4 billion, up $900 million from $81.5 billion in 2023.
Here are the lists:
Dangote — $13.9 billion
Johann Rupert & family — $10.1 billion
Nicky Oppenheimer & family — $9.4 billion
Nassef Sawiris — $8.7 billion
Mike Adenuga — $6.9 billion
Abdulsamad Rabiu — $5.9 billion
Naguib Sawiris — $3.8 billion
Mohamed Mansour — $3.2 billion
Koos Bekker — $2.7 billion
Patrice Motsepe — $2.7 billion
Issad Rebrab & family — $2.5 billion
Mohammed Dewji — $1.8 billion
Strive Masiyiwa — $1.8 billion
Aziz Akhannouch & family — $1.7 billion
Othman Benjelloun & family – $1.4 bilion
Youseff Mansour — $1.3 billion
Yassen Mansour — $1.2 billion
Christoffel Wiese — $1.2 billion
Michiel Le Roux — $1.1 billion
Femi Otedola — $1.1 billion.
Billionaire Femi Otedola taking to his Instagram page yesterday Jan 22, 2024, celebrated being listed as one of the top 20 wealthiest Africans by Forbes
He shared a photo of him with Dangote and two others and wrote:
“interesting 🙇🏾♂️😄… F.Ote💲.”
DJ Cuppy, who is visibly delighted, commented on his father’s post and praised him for his recent accomplishment, She also hailed her ‘God father’, Dangote.
In 2022, Forbes released it’s list, showed Dangote as the richest man in Africa.
For the 11th year in a row, Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has topped Forbes magazine’s list of Africa’s wealthiest people for the year 2022.
Dangote’s fortune has risen from $12.1 billion to an estimated $13.9 billion in the last year. The boost was attributable to a 30% increase in the stock price of Dangote Cement, his most valuable asset, according to Forbes.
“In the first nine months of 2021, higher demand was driven by a surge in housing developments in Nigeria and growth in government infrastructure spending,” according to the magazine.