Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - STAR INFORMATION: The First 100 of Forbe Magazine's 2011 World's Billionaires [Nigeria's Aliko Dangote is #51]

Ayo, yes, a good question to ask at this juncture is: where is an Aliko Dangote Foundation? Where is a foundation funded by the only African (?) on the list and dedicated to the eradication of VVF, infant mortality, illiteracy, etc in Africa/Nigeria?

On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 10:52 AM, Ayo Obe <ayo.m.o.obe@gmail.com> wrote:

At times like this I remind myself (as a matter of must)  of the wisdom that "Who dies rich dies disgraced.". In this regard I salute Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and any others on this list who have started getting rid of their money by investing it in good causes, esp those who have started young, like that Facebook guy, Mark Z (even if it was done to launder an image tainted by the whiff of selfishness in the wake of that film ...)

Ayo

On 10 Mar 2011, at 09:56, Mobolaji ALUKO <alukome@gmail.com> wrote:

 

 

 

THE FIRST 100 OF FORBE MAGAZINE'S 2011 WORLD'S BILLIONAIRES

Source:  http://www.forbes.com/wealth/billionaires#p_1_s_arank_-1__-1

March 10, 2011

 

Rank	Name	Net Worth	Age	Source of Money	Country of Citizenship
1	Carlos Slim Helu & family http://www.forbes.com/profile/carlos-slim-helu	$74 B	71	telecom	Mexico
2	Bill Gates http://www.forbes.com/profile/bill-gates	$56 B	55	Microsoft	United States
3	Warren Buffett http://www.forbes.com/profile/warren-buffett	$50 B	80	Berkshire Hathaway	United States
4	Bernard Arnault http://www.forbes.com/profile/bernard-arnault	$41 B	62	LVMH	France
5	Larry Ellison http://www.forbes.com/profile/larry-ellison	$39.5 B	66	Oracle	United States
6	Lakshmi Mittal http://www.forbes.com/profile/lakshmi-mittal	$31.1 B	60	Steel	India
7	Amancio Ortega http://www.forbes.com/profile/amancio-ortega	$31 B	74	Zara	Spain
8	Eike Batista http://www.forbes.com/profile/eike-batista	$30 B	54	mining, oil	Brazil
9	Mukesh Ambani http://www.forbes.com/profile/mukesh-ambani	$27 B	53	petrochemicals, oil & gas	India
10	Christy Walton & family http:

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