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The Black Billionaires 2019 By Mfonobong Nsehe OF THE 2,153 PEOPLE who made it to the 2019 FORBES list of the World’s Billionaires, 14 of them are Billionaires of African Ancestry, up from 11 a year ago. These are the 14 richest black people on earth:
14. Jay-Z, $1 billion, American, Artist Though he’s hip-hop’s first billionaire, Jay-Z’s lead on the rest of
the pack is even larger if his entire family fortune is taken into consideration: He and wife Beyoncé are now worth a combined $1.4 billion. So much for the notion that music is a dying business. “To convince artists that you can’t be an artist and make money … was the greatest trick in music that people ever pulled off,” Jay-Z told Forbes in 2010. “I think the people that were making the millions said that.”
13. Mohammed Ibrahim, $1.1 billion, British, Mobile
WTO - from page 7 immediate months and years ahead. OkonjoIweala, among other roles, is on the board of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization. Who better to referee the patent brawl that awaits once a COVID-19 vaccine goes from approval to distribution? Beyond qualifications, the history-making nature of her well-earned and expected appointment as the first woman and person of color to lead the WTO has inspired so many around the world. The Trump administration's objection to the consensus vote has immeasurably raised the ire of Africans who are still trying to reconcile the avalanche of insults over the past few years from America. There is truly only one candidate in this contest who is capable of both knocking heads and achieving a meeting of minds. It is Ngozi OkonjoIweala. She would be immediately acclaimed by those impatient for a fairer contest in global trade, and immediately feared by those who have not been playing by the rules.
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Jendayi Frazer Ambassador Jendayi Frazer is the former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Africa and U.S. Ambassador to South Africa under the administration of President George W. Bush, and is an adjunct senior fellow for Africa at the Council on Foreign Relations. Rosa Whitaker - Rosa Whitaker is the former assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa under the administrations of presidents George W. Bush and William J. Clinton. She is currently CEO of The Whitaker Group. www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2020-11-02/ commentary-nigerian-born-economist-best-to-lead-the-wto Image credits: landportal.org, globaldispatchespodcast. com, www.spokeo.com
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