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When Aliko Dangote steps onto the stage at the Nigerian Exchange next September, he won’t just be listing a company. He’ll be ringing the opening bell on Africa’s most ambitious industrial dream yet. The Dangote Refinery – the world’s largest single-train facility with a staggering 650,000 barrels-per-day capacity – is heading for what analysts are […]
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Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has thrown down the gauntlet once again. Fresh from commissioning his landmark 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Nigeria – the continent’s largest single-train facility – the billionaire industrialist is now setting his sights on East Africa as the next frontier for a near-identical mega-project. Speaking at the Africa We Build Summit in […]
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In Kano, in northern Nigeria, in 1957, a boy was born into a family whose patriarch had once been the richest man in all of West Africa. The weight of that inheritance — not money, but expectation — would shape everything. Aliko Dangote started with a $500,000 loan from his uncle, a trading operation in […]
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Africa’s Innovators Drive Change On June 4, 2025, Lagos, Nigeria, became the epicenter of African innovation as it hosted the Gates Foundation’s inaugural Goalkeepers event on the continent. Livestreamed by Africa.com, this landmark gathering, anchored by media personality Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, convened global leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and artists to spotlight African-led solutions driving progress toward the […]
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The Aliko Dangote Foundation has earmarked N124million that will support facilities to help prevent, assess and respond to health events at Point of Entry to ensure National Health Security The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) yesterday pledged a whooping sum of N200million to support current effort of the Nigerian government towards curbing the spread of Corona […]
...Some of Africa’s wealthiest business leaders and personalities take social responsibility very seriously, generously using both their time and resources to improve the lives of others. Here’s a look at some of the philanthropic efforts of some of the continent’s big givers. DIDIER DROGBA FOUNDATION La Fondation Didier Drogba was launched in 2007 by Ivorian […]
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Aliko Dangote, CEO of West Africa’s largest conglomerate, discusses expansion plans for his company and why now is the time to invest in Africa. Dangote Group is one of Africa’s leading industrial conglomerates, with interests in everything from cement to food. Yet one of the most promising ventures, in the eyes of founder, president, and […]
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