CAPE TOWNSOUTH AFRICA, 06MAY11 - Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dangote Group, Nigeria, during the African Fellowship Programe with Young Global Leaders announcement at the World Economic Forum on Africa 2011 held in Cape Town, South Africa, 4-6 May 2011. Copyright (cc-by-sa) © World Economic Forum (www.weforum.org/Photo Matthew Jordaan matthew.jordaan@inl.co.za
The Dangote Group is a multinational industrial conglomerate based in Nigeria. It is the largest conglomerate in West Africa as well as one of the largest throughout Africa.
The company employs over 60,000 people and generates revenue exceeding USD 6.1 billion as of 2021. Beginning as a small trading company in 1977, the Dangote Group progressively expanded to include the production of flour, cement, food processing, freight, and sugar refinery.
Currently, Nigeria’s soft drink breweries and confectioners primarily source from Dangote Group. With an annual production of 800,000 tonnes of sugar, it is the largest industrial complex in West Africa and the third largest refinery globally.
The founder, chairman, and CEO of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, 65, is the driving force behind this profitable endeavor in Nigeria.
Who is Aliko Dangote?
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