Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new champion in the world of black billionaires. Nigerian cememt magnate Aliko Dangote replaces Saudi-Ethiopian tycoon Mohammed Al-Amoudi at the top spot in 2013, besting the West African by $2.6 billion.
Oprah Winfrey and billionaire newcomer Isabel dos Santos (above) from Angola are the only women on the list of seven. Meanwhile, out of the list of 1,426 billionaires, only seven have African ancestry or are black.
Take a look at Forbes‘ list of billionaires below.