Africa's Economic Explosion: Who Is Aliko Dangote? Nigerian Billionaire Plans $16B Investment Project Across The Continent

Africa's richest man, Nigerian Aliko Dangote, plans to invest $16 billion for infrastructure projects in the energy, agriculture and construction sectors in what is likely the largest private investment ever in the continent. Bloomberg News reported last week that the businessman's Dangote Group will grow by about 30 percent next year should it fully invest according to its plan. The report said Dangote plans to double its cement output in Africa to 55 million metric tons by 2015 and to double i...