Lagos, Oct 27, 2026 (AFP) - Dangote, Nigeria's oil tycoon rewriting Africa's story

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2026-10-27

After going from hawking sweets to his primary schoolmates to becoming Africa's richest man, Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote now stands on the cusp of what could be the continent's biggest-ever IPO. Dangote, whose business empire spans Africa, had initially planned to raise $1.6 billion to help turn his flagship mega-oil refinery into the world's largest from the initial public offering, which closes on Tuesday. The tycoon extended the applica......

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