Dangote is Africa\u2019s richest man, with a net worth of $25.7 billion, having founded and developed a diverse commodities empire.<\/p>\n \u201cIt took me 30 years to get to where I am today. Youths of today aspire to be like me but they want to achieve it overnight. It\u2019s not going to work. To build a successful business, you must start small and dream big. In the journey of entrepreneurship, tenacity of purpose is supreme.\u201d<\/p>\n MO IBRAHIM, SUDAN<\/strong><\/p>\n A telecommunications magnate and noted philanthropist, Ibrahim\u2019s bank balance is estimated at $1.4 billion but his real power arguably lies in leadership on the continent.<\/p>\n Q: What has being rich taught you?<\/p>\n A: \u201cThat not everyone smiling at me is in love with me. More people smile at me now I\u2019m richer. It can be a challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n MONICA MUSONDA, ZAMBIA<\/strong><\/p>\n Part of Africa\u2019s magnates-in-the-making crowd, Musonda started under the mentorship of Aliko Dangote and now runs processing company, Java Foods.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you asked me five years ago where I would see myself today, I would most probably have said something like, \u2018I will be a partner in a pan-African law firm\u2019. That was my dream \u2026<\/p>\n But then I moved to Nigeria to work for Aliko Dangote in 2008 and everything changed for me. It opened my eyes to business, to the different opportunities that our continent offers and to a new thinking.\u201d<\/p>\n JOHANN RUPERT, SOUTH AFRICA<\/strong><\/p>\n Chairman of Richemont and Remgro and patriarch of the Rupert dynasty, boasting a fortune of around $7.8 billion.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is not just disposable income but whether people feel good about their immediate future that drives sales. It is this feel-good factor that drives the purchases more and more than mere economic wealth.\u201d<\/p>\n ISABEL DOS SANTOS, ANGOLA<\/strong><\/p>\n Dos Santos is Africa\u2019s youngest billionaire \u2013 and daughter of Angolan President Jos\u00e9 Eduardo dos Santos, who has ruled the country since 1979. Dos Santos\u2019s fortune is estimated at $3.5 billion.<\/p>\n \u201cMy father cooks. He likes fish. We never got a sense of the grandiose. I walked to school.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Aliko](\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/aliko_dangote.jpg\")
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