LAGOS, Nigeria—Africa’s richest person, industrial titan Aliko Dangote, has a lofty goal: He wants to become Nigeria’s John D. Rockefeller, using his wealth to transform his homeland.

Despite being listed as a billionaire by Forbes in 2008, Nigerian business tycoon Aliko Dangote only buys a new car every eight years and prefers to drive himself to business meetings. He began ...

Aliko Dangote’s rise to one of Africa’s wealthiest men is backed by an empire spanning cement, energy and much more. A deep ...

Aliko Dangote takes a deep breath, before reflecting on the odyssey of building Africa’s largest oil and gas refinery. “This is a very, very big relief,” says Dangote, who is speaking with ...

Billionaire Aliko Dangote has seen his wealth nearly double to $23.9 billion, according to Forbes, which ranks the Nigerian entrepreneur as the wealthiest person in Africa and 86th in the world.

KANO — In the spirit of Ramadan, the Aliko Dangote Foundation has launched the distribution of one million 10kg bags of rice to provide relief to the needy across Nigeria. Speaking at the flag ...