Portrait of Aliko Dangote, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group.

Aliko Dangote

President and Chief Executive Officer, Dangote Group

Dangote Group

Businessman, Industrialist, Entrepreneur

Dangote Group is a Nigerian multinational industrial conglomerate and one of Africa's largest privately owned business groups. Founded in 1981 by Aliko Dangote, the company has grown from a commodity trading business into a diversified enterprise with interests in cement manufacturing, petroleum refining, fertilizer production, sugar refining, salt processing, food manufacturing, logistics, and infrastructure. Headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, Dangote Group operates across multiple African countries through subsidiaries including Dangote Cement Plc, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, NASCON Allied Industries Plc, Dangote Fertilizer Limited, and Dangote Petroleum Refinery. The company continues to contribute to industrialization, manufacturing, employment, and economic growth across Africa.

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Industrial Conglomerate Nigeria

Dangote Group

Dangote Group is a Nigerian multinational industrial conglomerate headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. Founded in 1981 by Aliko Dangote, the company has grown into one of Africa's largest manufacturing…

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