Aliko Dangote ( worth $10.9 billion)
So far the planet’s richest black billionaire, Dangote is a self-made business tycoon that owns the Dangote Group, the largest Nigerian industrial conglomerate that controls Dangote cement, Dangote Sugar Refinery, and Dangote Flour. He started out in business some 30 years ago by trading in commodities such as flour, cement, and sugar, but amassed his fortune when he shifted from trading to manufacturing.
