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Dangote Cement Plc, the cement maker controlled by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, increased sales in the Republic of Congo by 11.9% in the first nine months of 2026, tightening its grip on a market it now dominates.
The company's Congolese unit sold 790,200 metric tons of cement in the period, up from 706,200 tons a year earlier, an increase of 84,000 tons, according to nine-month results the Lagos-listed company published on Oct. 28. Its share of the Congolese cement market rose to 73% from 63% a year earlier.
The gain came from the Mfila plant, which Dangote Cement opened in 2017 with capacity to produce 1.5 million tons a year. Nine-month sales in Congo were equal to a little more than half of that annual capacity.
Pan-African growth
Congo contributed to growth across the group's pan-African business. Dangote Cement sold 9.1 million tons of cement in its African operations outside Nigeria in the nine months, up 14% from a year earlier.
The Congolese plant also made gains in cutting its reliance on fossil fuels. Alternative fuels, mainly used oils, met 17.2% of the plant's energy needs in the nine months, a measure the company tracks as its substitution rate.
Dangote's cement empire
Dangote Cement is Africa's largest cement producer, with operations in 10 African countries. It is the most valuable company controlled by Dangote, who holds the bulk of its shares through Dangote Industries Ltd.
Dangote, 69, built his fortune in commodity trading before moving into cement, sugar and salt production. He has since added a 650,000-barrel-a-day oil refinery and fertilizer plant near Lagos to the group and is ranked by Forbes as Africa's richest person.
The Congo figures come as the group widens its ambitions across the continent. Dangote has said his group plans to expand its investments in Africa, including new refining and fuel projects in Kenya and Namibia.
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