See Dangote's position among the world's richest manufacturers

  • Nigeria and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has beaten 19 billionaires to emerge as the sixth richest manufacturer in the world
  • The Chairman of the Dangote Group owns the Dangote Cement, Refinery, and Fertilizer Company, where he holds juicy stakes
  • The ranking came as the naira’s depreciation reportedly wiped off $2.6 billion from Dangote’s net worth in April 2024

Legit.ng’s Pascal Oparada has reported on tech, energy, stocks, investment, and the economy for over a decade.

Despite losing $2.6 billion in April 2024 to naira’s woes, Nigeria and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has been ranked as the world’s sixth richest person in the manufacturing industry.