From Kano Trader to Africa’s Industrial Giant: The Rise of Aliko Dangote

Aliko Dangote began trading rice, sugar and cement in Kano in the late 1970s. He launched the Dangote Group in 1981 to locally produce goods instead of relying on imports. Over four decades, he expanded into cement, sugar, salt, fertilizer and oil refining. The group now employs over 30,000 people and operates across multiple African countries. Dangote’s flagship project is the multi-billion-dollar refinery in Lagos, set to slash Nigeria’s fuel imports. Today, he is Africa’s richest person, with a net worth above $30 billion.

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