Dangote drops, 19-yr-old joins world's richest billionaires

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has
dropped in the yearly ranking of the world’s
richest men as 19-year-old
Norwegian, Alexandra Andresen joins the list
of world’s billionaires.
According to the latest ranking released by
Forbes, world’s richest man, Bill Gates, still
tops the list of world’s richest men for the
third consecutive year as Africa’s only man
initially on the top 50 list dropped to 51st
after being 37th on the list.
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, in a
private jet.
The Nigerian business mogul and
philanthropist amassed a wealth of $15.4
billion during the period under review as
against the $25 billion he had last year to
stand as the richest on the continent.
The surprise addition to this year’s list of
world’s billionaires is the 19-year-
old professional dressage rider from Norway.
According to Forbes, Miss Andresen is a
scion of a family which made its fortune
through tobacco.
Alexandra Andresen pictured with her horse
Belamour Photo: Åse-Berit Jamne
In 1849 her great, great, great grandfather
founded what was to become Norway’s
leading cigarette producer but in 2005, the
family sold the company for ethical reasons,
netting $500 million.
Andresen, is ranked 1,476 among the 1,810
people on the list while her sister, Katharina,
20, is the second youngest on the list.