Aliko Dangote
The Chief Executive and President of Dangote Industries Limited, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has stated that the firm would build cement plants in 18 African countries, including Nepal in Asia.
A statement by the company on Sunday, October 11, revealed that the business tycoon made the announcement at the commissioning of 3.0 million metric tonne per annum (MTPA) cement plant at Mgao Village, Mtwara, Tanzania.
Dangote said the entire Africa firms, which would produce more than 80MTPA of cement, was to make Africa an export continent rather than import-dependent.
He stressed that it is time Africans take their destiny in their hands by investing their huge resources in their fatherland.