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Africa Sees Its First Woman Billionaire

Isabel dos Santos is daughter of Angolan president

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 25, 2013 3:00 AM CST

(Newser) – Africa's got its first female billionaire. Thanks to her shares in Portuguese and Angolan companies, Isabel dos Santos, 40, is now worth more than $1 billion, Forbes reports. The daughter of Jose Eduardo dos Santos, the 33-year president of Angola, she opened her first... Read full story »

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Africa Sees Its First Woman Billionaire

Isabel dos Santos is daughter of Angolan president

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