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Forbes’ top 20 African billionaires 2024

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has retained his position as the richest person in Africa with a net worth of $13.9 billion, in the 2024 Forbes list of 20 of Africa’s Richest billionaires released yesterday. According to Forbes, the fortunes of Africa’s wealthiest people rebounded slightly in the past …

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Candidate strongly opposed by China wins Taiwan’s presidential election

President-elect Lai Ching-te said “Taiwan will continue to walk side by side with democracies from around the world” during a post-election news conference.   Ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te emerged victorious in Taiwan’s presidential election on Saturday, a result that will determine the trajectory of the self-ruled democracy’s contentious relations with …

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Dangote refinery begins production

Nigeria’s hope of putting a stop to importation of petroleum products received a boost last night as the 650,000 barrels per day refining capacity of Dangote Refinery, the world’s largest single train located in Lekki, Lagos, began production yesterday. The refinery started production after receiving six million barrels of crude …

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