Aliko Dangote (born April 10, 1957) is a businessman based in Nigeria. He is the owner of the Dangote Group, which has operations in Nigeria and several other countries in West Africa. A wealthy supporter of erstwhile President Olusegun Obasanjo and the ruling People\'s Democratic Party (PDP), Dangote controls much of Nigeria\'s commodities trade through his corporate and political connections. With an estimated current net worth of around US$3.3 billion, he was ranked by Forbes as the 334th richest man in the world as of March 5, 2008[1], making him the richest African citizen [2] and the second richest black person in the world behind Mohammed Al Amoudi ($9.0 billion) [3] and ahead of Oprah Winfrey ($2.5 billion), Mo Ibrahim ($2.5 billion) and Vusi Tsale of South Africa ($2.4 billion).   
   
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