According to the online edition of Dailymail Africa most richest man Aliko Dangote who has reaffirmed his desire to own Arsenal is richer than Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich.
57-year-old Nigerian who has amassed a fortune by becoming majority shareholder in giant cement, flour and sugar companies. Dangote Sugar supplies 90 per cent of Nigeria's 170million population - that is a lot of sales. He is also building a private oil refinery in one of the country's jungle swamps which is due for completion in 2018
A recent survey called him the second most powerful black man in the world behind US President Barack Obama. He is one of the continent's prime movers-and-shakers and Obama made sure he met him when giving a speech in Soweto in 2013. When America comes up with a business and anti-terrorism strategy for Africa, Dangote is one of the first figures they would consult with.
Forbes have him down as the 67th richest person in the world with a fortune of more than £12billion. If he ends up buying Arsenal he will become the wealthiest owner in the Premier League, almost twice as rich as Roman Abramovich, who is listed at No 137. He hails from a family of entrepreneurs in Nigeria's second city Kano, and his uncle gave him a loan at 21 to start his own business empire.
A recent survey called him the second most powerful black man in the world behind US President Barack Obama. He is one of the continent's prime movers-and-shakers and Obama made sure he met him when giving a speech in Soweto in 2013. When America comes up with a business and anti-terrorism strategy for Africa, Dangote is one of the first figures they would consult with.
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