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Africa: World's Billionaires Have More Wealth Than 4.6 Billion People
Oxfam, 20 January 2020
The world's 2,153 billionaires have more wealth than the 4.6 billion people who make up 60 percent of the planet's population, reveals a new report from Oxfam today ahead of the… Read more »
22 Richest Men Have More Wealth Than All the Women in Africa
Oxfam's report, titled Time to Care, shows how 'sexist economies' are fuelling the inequality crisis, enabling a wealthy elite to accumulate vast fortunes at the expense of ordinary people and particularly poor women and girls with statistics showing that the 22 richest men in the world have more wealth than all the women in Africa.
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The Nigerian business mogul Aliko Dangote became U.S.$4.3 billion richer in 2019 as his fortune continued to grow on the back of investments in cement, flour and sugar. The Dangote ... Read more »
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A report reveals that while the richest Africans fortunes are increasing, extreme poverty is rising in the continent. The report also looks at how unsustainable levels of debt and ... Read more »
