Aliko Dangote was born in Kano, Nigeria on April 10, 1957. He was born into a wealthy family , having a great grandfather who was one of the richest men in West Africa in the 1940s.

Aliko Dangote's journey to fortune is not a rags-to-riches story. Now the richest person in Africa, he came from a wealthy family that was able to provide the financial assistance he needed to ...

Nigerian billionaire promotes Mariya Aliko Dangote, a top business strategist with a legal background, to the board of Dangote Sugar Refineries. Dangote Sugar Refineries now has two Aliko Dangotes on ...

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery near Lagos. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Images Appearing on The David Rubenstein Show in 2020, Dangote said oil made up around 90% of Nigeria's foreign exchange and ...

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, has spent $20 billion to make his modern refinery a reality in Nigeria. Text and Photographs by Alexandra Wexler Feb. 22, 2025 10:00 am ET ...

Dangote, 66, stands in second place behind Rupert, 73, among African billionaires with a fortune estimated at $10.4 billion. That’s a $3.7 billion drop from the $14.1 billion net worth Dangote ...

After reshaping Africa’s cement and oil industries, Aliko Dangote is pouring billions into fertiliser, rice, sugar and tomatoes. Best known for his dominance in cement and oil refining, Aliko Dangote ...