Dangote becomes first African to hit the $20 billion mark, now ranks amongs top 25 richest people on earth

Financial titan and Business heavyweight, Alhaji Aliko dangote is now ranked among the 25 richest people in the world since the stock value of his largest holding, Dangote Cement, leaped just about three-fourths since March when Forbes released its annual ranking of the world’s richest people. Dangote is also the first African to hit the $20 billion mark, he is  now richer than Russia’s richest man, Alisher Usmanov, richer than India’s Lakshmi Mittal and running neck and neck with India’s Mukesh Ambani.