A few billionaires and millions of hungry people: These are Africa’s seven most unequal nations

Nigeria

Nigeria is the most populous country on the continent. But Nigeria’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, earns 8,000 times more in a day than the poor Nigerians can spend on basic needs in a year.

Indeed, the country’s budget of 2017 was not enough to reach the combined wealth of Nigeria’s five richest people.

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Over 110 million Nigerians live in poverty despite rapid macroeconomic growth over the last decade.