The Dangote Group: How a Trading Stall Became Africa's Industrial Powerhouse
Aliko Mohammad Dangote was born on 10 April 1957 in Kano, in the north of what was then British Nigeria, into one of West Africa’s most established merchant dynasties. He is of Hausa descent and was raised a Muslim, educated first in a Madrasa and then in a public school.
Jun 23, 2026
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