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Aliko Dangote
Building the Dangote Group into a major African industrial business.
Dangote Cement · Sugar and salt
- Born
- 10 April 1957
- Birthplace
- Kano, Nigeria
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Aliko Dangote
Aliko Dangote is a Nigerian entrepreneur whose companies span cement, food commodities and oil refining.
Early life
Trading family
Grew up in a family with an established commercial background.
Business education
Studied in Cairo before developing his own trading ventures.
Career
- 1977
Trading business
Established a company importing and selling commodities.
- 1990s–2000s
Manufacturing
Expanded into domestic production, including cement and sugar.
- 2023 onward
Refining
Opened the large Dangote refinery project near Lagos.
Companies & projects
Dangote Cement
Built production operations across several African markets.
Sugar and salt
Developed large-scale processing businesses.
Dangote Refinery
Inaugurated a major Nigerian refining complex.
Beyond business
Philanthropy
Established a foundation working on health, education and economic opportunity.
Industrial approach
His businesses seek to replace some imports with local production.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Saba Dubai. CC BY 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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