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Africa’s richest man aiming to make $23bn from continent’s biggest-ever IPO

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What happened

Public offering of Aliko Dangote’s Nigerian oil refinery business could swell his net wealth by two-thirds The fortune of Africa’s richest person could swell by two thirds to nearly $60bn (£44bn) after his refinery in Nigeria listed publicly in the c…

Key facts

  • Public offering of Aliko Dangote’s Nigerian oil refinery business could swell his net wealth by two-thirds The fortune of Africa’s richest person could swell by two thirds to nearly $60bn (£44bn) after his refinery in Nigeria listed publicly in the c…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:38:51 UTC.

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  1. Africa’s richest man aiming to make $23bn from continent’s biggest-ever IPO

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