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How Aliko Dangote built a $32 billion industrial empire without tech
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Aliko Dangote embeds succession at the heart of his $100 billion vision, appoints daughters to key executive roles
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Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu commissions Baglietto for new 60 meter yacht
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Morocco's King Mohammed VI launches 157 mosques nationwide with $64.7 million investment
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Dutch-Nigerian tycoon Cornelis Vink’s TGI teams up with India’s Reliance to sell affordable goods in Nigeria
TGI Group partners with Reliance Consumer Products to manufacture affordable FMCG brands for Nigerian and West African consumers.
Billionaire Aliko Dangote's group unveils vision 2030 to boost local production in Nigeria
Dangote Group outlines Vision 2030 roadmap to expand local manufacturing, strengthen supply chains and cut Nigeria’s import dependence.
Saudi Arabia's richest women invest in Egyptian delivery startup Breadfast's $50 million round
Saudi business leaders Lubna and Hutham Olayan joined Mubadala in backing Egypt’s Breadfast, a fast delivery startup chasing growth beyond Cairo.
Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu, Dangote, and MTN lead big wins at NGX Made of Africa Awards
BUA founder Abdul Samad Rabiu joined Dangote and MTN as industry giants claimed top honours at the NGX Made of Africa Awards in Lagos.
Why Algeria's richest man Issad Rebrab let Brandt collapse as French appliance icon heads to liquidation
Issad Rebrab’s Cevital chose not to fund a Brandt rescue, and a French court liquidation ended hundreds of appliance jobs.
Essence owner Richelieu Dennis blames sponsorship slump as unpaid bills cloud 2026 festival funding
Essence Festival’s unpaid 2025 bills have lawmakers asking questions as owner Richelieu Dennis says a sponsorship slump squeezed last year’s budget.