Nigerian businessman, Aliko Dangote became $4.3 billion richer in 2019 following investment in cement, floor and sugar.

Bloomberg reports that Dangote, who is reputed as Africa's richest man, climbed to a net worth of almost $15 billion in 2019.

With the current rise of his fortune, the business man became the 96th wealthiest man in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

The 62-year-old billionaire was born into a wealthy family of prominent traders in Kano. At a relatively young age of 21, Dangote incorporated his own cement business. He has since diversified into manufacturing of different goods, spreading his tentacles across the African continent.

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