With Dangote Group, the Nigerian billionaire dominates the sugar market in Nigeria, being the main supplier (70 percent of the market) to the country's soft drinks, breweries and confectionery companies. The company employs over eleven thousand people in West Africa.
Here is the list of the current richest people in Africa:
Johanna Rupert (South Africa, $10.7 billion)
Nicky Oppenheimer (South Africa, $8.5 billion)
Nassa Sawiris (Egypt, $7.4 billion)
Issad Rebrab (Algeria, $4.6 billion)
Patrice Motsepe (South Africa, $3.2 billion)
Koos Bekker (South Africa, $2.6 billion)
Strive Masiyiwa (Zimbabwe, $1.9 billion)
Mohamed Dewji (Tanzania, $1.5 billion)
Aziz Alchannouch (Morocco, $1.5 billion)
Othman Benjelluon (Morocco, $1.3 billion)
