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In tonight’s edition: Anti-Rwanda protests hit Congolese cities, accusing Kigali of backing the M23 rebel group. Two Rwandan soldiers have however been released in peace talks mediated by Angola. Also, hundreds of Sudanese protesters have demanded the dismissal of the United Nations mission chief, who is working to resolve a political crisis sparked by last year’s military coup. And Pritzker Prize winner Diebedo Francis Kéré is given a hero’s welcome on a trip back to Ouagadougou.
The Forbes 2011 Billionaires List was recently released. Topping this year’s ranking of 1,210 billionaires is Mexico’s Carlos Slim Helu. The telecom mogul, who earns 62% of his fortune from America Movil, is now worth US$74 billion and way ahead of his two closest rivals. Bill Gates, No. 2, and Warren Buffett, No. 3, both added a more modest $3 billion to their piles and are now worth $56 billion and $50 billion, respectively.
A number of African business people also made this year’s list, here are the top 10. Aliko Dangote is Africa’s richest man according to Forbes.
Net worth: $13.8 billion
Source of wealth: Sugar, flour, cement, inherited and growing
Net worth: $7 billion
Source of wealth: De Beers, inherited
Net worth: $5.6 billion
Source of wealth: Construction, inherited and growing
Net worth: $3.3 billion
Source of wealth: Mining, self-made
Net worth: $3.5 billion
Source of wealth: Telecom, inherited and growing
Net worth: $4.8 billion
Source of wealth: Luxury goods, inherited and growing
Net worth: $2.9 billion
Source of wealth: Construction, self-made
Net worth: $2 billion
Source of wealth: Cotton trading, inherited and growing
Net worth: $2 billion
Source of wealth: Banking, self-made
Net worth: $1.8 billion
Source of wealth: Diversified, inherited and growing