A report showing the ten wealthiest cities in Africa has emerged. In the report, Lagos ranked fourth ahead of Abuja among the ten wealthiest cities in Africa with a cumulative wealth of $108 billion.
According to Daily Trust, the report was based on The AfrAsia Bank Africa Wealth Report 2018.
The report said although Lagos isn’t Nigeria’s capital, it still is the gateway for 80 per cent of Nigeria’s exports and one of the world’s fastest-growing cities.
The report showed that South Africa still boasts the main concentration of wealth in Africa.
Johannesburg South Africa’s commercial capital valued at $276 billion was named Africa’s richest. It came first in the ranking followed by Cape Town valued at $155 billion and described as the city with the highest prime residential rates in Africa.
Cairo (Egypt) with $140 billion value was ranked third and then followed by Lagos.
Other cities that made the list include: Durban (South Africa) $55 billion, Nairobi (Kenya) $54 billion and Luanda (Angola) $49 billion.
Also named at 8th position was Pretoria (South Africa) $48 billion, Casablanca (Morocco) $42 billion and Accra (Ghana) $38 billion at 10th position.