Africa’s four richest people hold more wealth than half the continent’s population combined, the charity Oxfam reported, warning that skewed policies are fuelling deepening poverty and the soaring fortunes of a few.
Africa had no billionaires in 2000, but now it has 23 with an estimated shared wealth that has rocketed by 56 per cent in the last five years, with the richest recording even bigger gains, Oxfam said.
