{"id":2510,"date":"2014-12-02T09:51:04","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T09:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maischna.de\/?p=2510"},"modified":"2014-12-02T10:18:33","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T10:18:33","slug":"africas-movers-and-shakers-meet-mrs-folorunsho-alakija","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lafritude.com\/?p=2510","title":{"rendered":"Africa&#8217;s Movers and Shakers. Meet Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2511\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maischna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Folorunsho-Alakija-on-Forbes-Magazine.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2511\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2511 \" title=\"Folorunsho-Alakija-on Forbes Magazine\" alt=\"Folorunsho-Alakija-on Forbes Magazine\" src=\"http:\/\/maischna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Folorunsho-Alakija-on-Forbes-Magazine-250x300.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lafritude.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Folorunsho-Alakija-on-Forbes-Magazine-250x300.jpg 250w, http:\/\/lafritude.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Folorunsho-Alakija-on-Forbes-Magazine.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Folorunsho-Alakija-on Forbes Magazine<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Net Worth: $7.3 billion, Industry: Oil and Gas, Country of Citizenship: Nigeria, Age: 63, Number of Jobs Created: 800<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Alakija is the world\u2019s richest black woman. 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