How This Man Made Billions From Cement and Sugar | Documentary

THE STORY OF ALIKO DANGOTE - The Nigerian business magnate and richest Black man in the world. Forbes puts Aliko Dangote’s fortune at more than $50 billion, which makes him the richest person in Africa. He built his empire at home, in Africa, making the things Africans use every day. Millions of people build their homes with his cement, sweeten their tea with his sugar, and fill their cars with petrol from his refinery. When he started, Nigeria couldn’t make its own cement. Dangote built the largest cement plant in sub-Saharan Africa and helped turn the country into a cement exporter. Then he took on the biggest challenge of his life. Nigeria is one of Africa’s biggest oil producers, yet it had to import its petrol for decades. Dangote bet almost his entire fortune on a $20 billion oil refinery, built on a swamp, when almost everyone said it would fail. It nearly broke him. Today, it’s one of the most profitable companies in Africa. Through his foundation, he has given hundreds of millions of dollars to fight child malnutrition and polio across Africa. This Aliko Dangote documentary tells the true story of how a boy who sold sweets to his classmates in Kano built one of the biggest business empires in African history. #alikodangote #Dangote #Nigeria #Africa #Billionaire #BusinessDocumentary