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Dangote hits $35bn as Nigeria billionaires top South Africa
Aliko Dangote’s net worth hit $35.4 billion in May 2026, up $5.4 billion year to date. Forbes’ 2026 Africa list counts 23 billionaires with combined wealth of $126.7 billion, up 21%. Nigeria’s four billionaires…
Dangote targets $50bn valuation in Africa’s biggest IPO
Aliko Dangote is targeting a $50 billion valuation for the Dangote Petroleum Refinery IPO on the Nigerian Exchange, with a prospectus submitted for…
Richest people in Africa 2026
Africa’s wealthiest individuals in 2026 span oil refining, mining, telecoms, retail and financial services. This is the definitive guide to the…
Dangote eyes $17bn Mombasa refinery
Aliko Dangote told the Financial Times he is leaning toward Mombasa over Tanzania’s Tanga for a proposed $15-17 billion East African oil refinery…
Dangote targets September for London cement listing
Aliko Dangote has named September 2026 as his target for the London listing of Dangote Cement, describing 2026 as the busiest year of his business…
Nigeria exports crude while Dangote refinery runs dry
Nigeria exported 55.39 million barrels of crude in January and February 2026 while the Dangote Refinery received only 26.9% of its required…
Dangote revives London listing for $13bn cement giant
Aliko Dangote has revived plans for a London listing of Dangote Cement, the $13 billion pan-African industrial giant, timing it alongside the…
Dangote supplies jet fuel to Ethiopian Airlines
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has made its first jet fuel delivery to Ethiopian Airlines, marking the Lagos facility’s first cross-border aviation fuel…
Dangote hits $30bn as refinery eyes world record
Forbes has valued Dangote at $30.3 billion for the first time; he has pledged 95,000 jobs as the refinery expands toward 1.4 million bpd and the…
Dangote pledges 650,000 bpd refinery for East Africa
Aliko Dangote pledged at the AFC summit in Nairobi to build a 650,000 barrel-per-day oil refinery in Tanga, Tanzania, identical in scale to his…
Dangote lines up Africa’s biggest IPO at $5bn
Dangote Petroleum Refinery is preparing a pan-African IPO targeting up to $5 billion across multiple African exchanges, with the offer expected to…