Nigeria's Aliko Dangote is now the World's Richest Black Person

Nigeria's Aliko Dangote is now the World's Richest Black Person

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03/09/11

10:40:23 pm, by nazret.com, 171 words
Categories: World News

Nigeria's Aliko Dangote is now the World's Richest Black Person

Aliko Dangote

The past year has been sweet for Aliko Dangote as his networth has surged by more than 557% to $13.8 billion, up from $2.1 billion after listing his Dangote Cement on Nigeria's Stock Exchange.

Dangote is ranked #51 richest man in the world by Forbes magazine and by far the richest black person anywhere in the world after taking over Ethiopia born Mohammed Al Amoudi who is now ranked 63rd richest in the world and second richest black person.

Already Africa's biggest cement maker, he has plants under construction in Zambia, Tanzania, Congo and Ethiopa and is building cement terminals in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast and Liberia, among other places. Dangote, who recently bought himself a $45 million Bombardier aircraft for his birthday, has been shuttling back and forth to London for months, in anticipation of a public offering there later this year. Dangote began his career as a commodities trader; built his Dangote Group into conglomerate with interests in sugar, flour milling, salt processing, cement manufacturing, textiles, real estate, and oil and gas.

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10 comments

Comment from: Dimeji adebanjo [Visitor]

Waoh! This is a great achievement. Congrats and many more to achieve. You are a blessing to this generation. I wish to meet u. Am a std of unilorin

03/10/11 @ 07:09

Comment from: jacobs. [Visitor]

Thank God for Dangote. I wish we 50000 of such a man in naija.

03/10/11 @ 12:17

Comment from: Taiwo Smith [Visitor]

This is cool,more nigerians to be billionaires,here i come dangote watch out 4me in d no1 spot

03/10/11 @ 12:19

Comment from: Kermit [Visitor]

See who the Worlds Richest Black Person is.

03/10/11 @ 14:02

Comment from: Jake KY Anderson [Visitor]

Bravo.
This is proof that, with focus, hardwork, diligence, and discipline,one can make it in the motherland.
Another Bravo

03/10/11 @ 14:26

Comment from: seun [Visitor]

Congrats.this is no small feet.i ma proud of you.wishing to meet you.

03/10/11 @ 16:41

Comment from: Ridwan Muhammad Nura [Visitor]

Assalamu alaikum. my comment is that keep praying for the wealth that the Allah (swa) gave you and also help those that they are in need people like us, we realy need help to bost our education and also our day to day activities.Thanks

03/12/11 @ 15:29

Comment from: Adeyinka Adegbenro [Visitor]

What an achievement!I wish him and Nigeria best of luck.

03/14/11 @ 09:05

Comment from: RICHARD NDEGWA MUCHEMI [Visitor]

congratulations Sir, we as Africans and more so me as a Kenyan are happy of your achievements, i hope you can invest some of your fortunes to our country since it will go along way in creating jobs. More so i wish you can offer scholarships to needy students me being one of them to further our education.

I truly admire your simplicity and generosity,

Regards

03/15/11 @ 08:56

Comment from: jude [Visitor]

you've done well the African richest, u make us proud and recognized in one aspect. pls and pls look into the shelter of the masses for better living of the people working for you, neighbor, kinsmen, student, children, servant etc as a way of returning back to the same people that made the wealth to this stage. you are bless looking forward to be like you in the aspect of ranking.

03/15/11 @ 08:58