Aliko Dangote founded Dangote Group over 30 years ago and
has turned his enterprise into the largest business
conglomerate in West Africa, with a market capitalization of
$15.5 billion. The Dangote Group is the largest private
employer in Nigeria. Mr. Dangote invests in 18 African
countries, creating jobs and economic value across the
continent in a range of industries.
A leading global philanthropist, Aliko Dangote has set up the
largest Foundation in Africa with an endowment of $1.25
billion. Locally focused, but globally minded, the Dangote
Foundation is at the forefront of improving the nutrition,
health and education of Nigerians. He is passionate about
lifting the most vulnerable people out of poverty through
economic empowerment.
The Foundation is a leading contributor to the ‘Saving One
Million Lives’ every year in Nigeria initiative. The Dangote
Foundation was at the vanguard of containing the spread of
Ebola in Nigeria and other parts of Africa. The Foundation
was the biggest private contributor to the African Union
Ebola Trust Fund with a donation of $3 million.
Aliko Dangote is a member of the United Nations Secretary-
General’s Global Education First Initiative steering
committee; founding member of the Private Sector Health
Alliance of Nigeria, a coalition between the private sector
and health organizations to achieve the MDGs; founding
member of the Gordon Brown-led Global Business Coalition
for Education; and sits on the Board of the Corporate Council
on Africa. He is a member of the Clinton Global Initiative and
the World Economic Forum.