Which African businessperson topped Forbes’ 2013 Africa billionaires ranking?

Aliko Dangote topped Forbes’ 2013 Africa billionaires ranking.

Dangote was listed as Africa’s richest person in Forbes’ 2013 ranking, with an estimated fortune of about $16.1 billion. His wealth was built through the Dangote Group, a Nigerian conglomerate with major interests in cement, sugar, flour, and other basic consumer and industrial products.

His position reflected the scale of manufacturing and distribution businesses in Africa, rather than ownership of a global technology platform. Dangote Cement was especially important to the group’s expansion and became one of the continent’s best-known industrial companies.

Forbes’ Africa ranking included billionaires from across the continent and considered publicly reported company values, private-business estimates, and family holdings. Other prominent names included South Africa’s Johann Rupert and Nicky Oppenheimer, but Dangote held first place in the 2013 edition. The ranking is separate from the global World’s Billionaires list, although the same people may appear in both.