Dangote 23rd richest man in the world - Full interview

Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote climbed 20 places in the Forbes latest billionaire's rich list. Forbes estimates Dangote's wealth at $25 billion, making him the 23rd richest man in the world with a growing portfolio of investments across Africa. CNBC Africa caught up with Aliko Dangote and started by asking him how he feels about his progress up the rich list.

[@johnymbugua1139]

This Gentleman really has what it takes to be a business mentor to we young people.

[@successonyeisi396]

JOHNY MBUGUA Thanks 🙏

[@benyemane8456]

Nothing is Impossible! Go Africa!

[@philipbanda6637]

Africa needs more Dangotes

[@egikes]

This man is a great Nigerian. He is not corrupt at all. If he is, then he should have been in oil business. Look at his investments , it is very visionary. Listening to him is an education. He has now decided to get into refinery because it makes sense. No body gets rich without help and luck. What ever help he got from government, he deserved. He invested his money in Africa not Swiss bank.

[@perrymistry8117]

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[@successonyeisi396]

egikes Thank you very much my brother for giving my Role Model some accolades?

[@stateofafricawithminnie-le1178]

Very interesting.

[@jahlov]

Dangote is a hard working man and the Nigerian government gave him contract which is right.. Most African government gave such big contract to foreign companies, who hardly invest their money back into the country.. So Dangote is a good example of how things should be run in Africa if we African are mentally fit and not suffering anymore from inferiority complex..

[@muhammadabusakin4664]

A great mentor

[@ras3013]

Hard work in any right direction pays.. very simple!

[@freeman6602]

i am happy for you Aliko Dangote

[@franciscakerubo3587]

The Richest Man in Africa and in the Heart 💓 A True Man of God, Alhaji Aliko Dangote. From northern Nigeria. My Main Man 💙💛💟💝💖 My ✋ Mentor 💙 My 💓✋✋✋ LOVE PEACE and UNITY in Africa and the whole world.

[@chineduakabike8877]

I love Dangote's humility

[@agripperkdaka]

+Chinedu Akabike wooooo

[@successonyeisi396]

Chinedu Akabike Thanks

[@nkululekomasilonkululeko4426]

in quietness lies strength of success indeed

[@chineduakabike8877]

Can they also give him electricity license in Nigeria. He knows business

[@brineted1010]

this man Dangote is a very well corrupt man. everybody sees him as a hardworking nigerian billionaire. why doesn't anyone ask why it is only him and how he made his billions . he is so rich a billionaire for the mere fact that he bribes all the nigerian corrupt government officials to allow him run the monopoly of business in nigerian importations and productions of goods. he should be ashamed to state that nigeria imports most of the things we use. look at the population of nigeria and tell me why we cannot be self productive and sufficient in our production of goods from our God given resources and raw materials? take a look at the youths , both graduates and non graduates who are unemployed in nigeria excluding those who left the country in search of greener pastures and tell me if this ROGUE is worth congratulated . today USA, CANADA and UK drain nigeria of her skilled workers , : doctors, nurses, engineers and people in other fields of work. most painfully, our educated graduates leave nigeria or better said ARE FORCED out of nigeria because there is no future for them there and they end up in the aforementioned countries doing ugly menia jobs. nigerian employment system is based on WHO YOU KNOW rather than WHAT YOU KNOW OR HAVE .our corrupted thieves who call themself politicians and rogue business men like this DANGOTE secumvient and embezzle public fund which should have been utilised for the good of the people. i would not be surprised that IBORI will come out of british prison tomorrow and run for presidency because he will be pardoned just like others were because starting from this moronic president to the local govt chairmen it is all corruption SO DANGOTE I SAY TO YOU: SHAME, SHAME, SHAME UNTO YOU . and may all your generation be accursed till the last one last one that you have saved this blood money in his /her name,

[@LazlouTN]

Brian Ted you've said nothing concrete or credible. All you've done is rant. That's why we have no choice but to believe he is hardworking.

[@brineted1010]

Lao Lu go and make research or investigate

[@LazlouTN]

Brian Ted I think that's what you should do before making insinuations. Innocent until proven guilty or else we are all guilty and then what is innocence?

[@brineted1010]

Lao Lu are you kidding me? i asked you to go sand find it out yourself because you showed a level of ignorance of it. i know it and i have given you the areas he is manipulating to enrich himself. . however what do you about nigeria?

[@johnymbugua1139]

Nigerians are really blessed with riches just like Kenyans.Would love to meet this great Man Mr.Dangote.Hes trully blessed.

[@chrisoghenetegamaloney5799]

Did u say Kenya? Riches man there how much he's worth?? Or are u talking about the natural resources or what?

[@ayubajohn1970]

Great man to Africa

[@rokyadiakite2395]

If we don’t make Africa great, nobody will make it for us ❤

[@thomasnyantakyifrempong6185]

I'm happy for you. I want to be a distributer of dangote cement here in Ghana

[@Bissacrownprince]

May it long continue.. Bless him.

[@cinkod]

Very inspiring! Yes team Africa!!!!

[@successonyeisi396]

cinkod Thanks 🙏

[@naturalgiftel4632]

A VERY HUMBLE, INSPIRING MAN... I WOULD LOVE TO MEET HIM AND SHARE MY IDEAS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE . HE SHOWS US WHAT IS POSSIBLE IN AFRICA.

[@successonyeisi396]

Natural Gift Thanks 🙏

[@vikingv2000]

This is a visionary. Everyone should learn from him.

[@successonyeisi396]

vikingv2000 Thanks 🙏

[@rokyadiakite2395]

It is not only for making money but making sure there is prosperity in Africa ❤

[@elomk.yawotse8477]

Love this man. Keep up the great work.

[@gwendolynturner5490]

Africa Rising!!

[@rokyadiakite2395]

What is good about wealth and wool make you enjoy it is how many lives you’ll be able to touch ❤

[@godfreyisiko4410]

Alhaji Aliko Dangote, so hardworking and very motivational, thanks so much and i can see your transformative and making alot of impact, touching many lives in all aspects health, education, agriculture, jobs to mention but a few. You're so inspiring be blessed

[@dkinobe]

When are you coming to Uganda your Exellence

[@civiltvchecksctc6626]

Great massage

[@Midichi]

Let the man finish talking before interrupting with another question. Man.

[@ianmezar2450]

+Kwame Adjaye yes, let people with money talk kiki

[@chrisoghenetegamaloney5799]

He a professional n he did a fantastic work, he sitting right in front of wealth and richest you is that easy to make such interviews ... The interviewer and interviewee were very comfortable in conversation.

[@AfiDeSouza-qf6nf]

Mr Dengote has the potente if we come to business.

[@bonanidonaldmaguzu1236]

ds man here is sum1 i luk up to he gvs me hpe #rolemodel

[@blizzyboyLJ]

LIT!!!!

[@Mwadi1999]

😮WoW😮

[@martymcfly5423]

Aliko ... the washing machine is done 😁

[@successonyeisi396]

I so much have great passion to be like my Role Model (Alhaji Aliko Dangote), Baba more Success?

[@EliJrMusic]

GOD BLESS

[@cpt.odongo38]

A great African son.

[@kashiefmarsden4825]

Chi gung training

[@kashiefmarsden4825]

Rice and sugar is not healthy

[@kashiefmarsden4825]

With all those billions,he still haven't no rice and sugar is not healthy for the peoples health

[@giekgulp-lu2wi]

"Those who made Nigeria to be great " "Those that hold the future of Nigeria & Africa " "Those who respect Nigeria tro their contribution & achievements " High quality? "It's not how long you lived but what you have achieved " Acknowledgement References: -UNO v Nigeria -Biafra War -Hatred of Igbo people? -Destruction of the Universities v Slippery road activities ie pirates, fraternity etc etc -Disregard for Nigerian Constitution? -Others I hope Professor Wole Soyinka &his arrogant practices to bring Nigeria back on knee jack (Content of their character) is about quality in comparison &the expectation of an emotional dash & intellectual gap of his moral VALUES? No apology to anyone? CONSCIENCE "What have you all contributed to make Nigeria to be great, again...." JFK Thanks Engr.G.Ajayi Snr as McKenzie 27/4/23

[@edkure]

Stop fooling yourself! How come Aliko is the richest man in the world?

[@OneSummerSky]

0:20 Like mentioned in this video, Dangote is the richest African on this planet. He's from Nigeria. His net worth is 25.1 billion USD. How on earth can you become THIS rich in Africa, without severely exploiting your very "own people" who are already among the poorest workers in the world, and exhausting the natural resources of the continent - hereby making the land of our ancestors inhabitable. Recently he made headlines: he donated 150 million dollars to Ebola research, and named the research center after himself. It did not take long, however, before it became known that the 150 million dollars were Nigerian dollars. The equivalent of which is: 1 million USD. Barely worth mentioning, and most likely tax deducted, so in the end the very people he already exploits in order to make his capital, end up paying for his "donation" and the research center with his name. Very shameful.

[@afrochosenone]

NIGERIA DON'T USE DOLLARS. PLEASE GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT. BY THE WAY 150 MILLION NAIRA IS 10MILLION DOLLARS

[@ras3013]

This guy is a business man... And smart business people all over the world are rich ... If he was an American, no body will ask this silly question. If u are an African, u should be happy that we can also do it or... you let others earn the money to finally take the money outside while Africa will remain world richest and the same time poorest.. If you are not from Africa, go ask the 1 - 22 world richest people how and why they made so much money...as anuohia like you only wanna look pon african people people... na ogu!

[@afrochosenone]

That guy Brian must be an agent of devil, he is not black. I don't know why they always want to badmouth nigerians. They are jealous and hate us because we are not their typical africans that they can manipulate nor are we like those africans that worship and lick their ass. To those bastards any rich person in Nigeria is either a 419er or corrupt oil dealer.

[@OneSummerSky]

***** Like I said, he only donated ONE MILLION US dollars (use a currency converter, for crying out loud). Even though his wealth is 25 BILLION USD. His 'gift' is most likely tax deducted, so he will pay even LESS in the end. And it is the Nigerian tax payers who end up paying for his 'gift' and the research center that carries his name - as the oh so generous philanthropist (vomit). People defending Dangote are so incredibly IGNORANT. Not only is the money he makes THEFT - by paying people substandard wages (meaning: EXPLOITATION as a result of which he makes a lot of profit) and destroying the environment in which people live - but when you criticize him for this, people call you 'jealous'! I cannot believe the EXTENT of ignorance here. You don't have to be smart to be rich. You have to be cold hearted, and borderline sociopath if you ask me, to be rich. At least in the way he and the like are making their money. Very few rich people have made their money in an honorable manner - meaning: without exploiting people and the environment (and I set the bar very low here!). This is why Africa will never rise - because Africans find it honorable to exploit their fellow man. They criticize the West for looking down on them - but at the end of the day: they look down on themselves and each other. Which is far worse - because you are talking about your OWN people. I mean: Africans don't hold the lives of their fellow man in high regard, so why should the rest of the world do?

[@afrochosenone]

OneSummerSky You are totally wrong in your calculation please...hehehe 100 dollar is almost 15thousand naira so do the maths.thousand dollars will be 150thousand naira so what will 1.5million (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED NAIRA) be?It'll be 10.000dollars while 15million naira will be 1000,000 dollars so what will 150,000,000 naira be? TEN MILLION DOLLARS. Don't hate on a hard working nigerian. he is doing his best and he wont indebt himself just to play Mr rich good foolish guy. I don't know why people like you like to stain and look for flaws where there is none. Give dues where it is due and learn not to be enemy of progress. APPRECIATE GOOD THING!

[@pp-dr5dt]

ioh p

[@kashiefmarsden4825]

Watermelon 🍉 plantation is good

[@thomasnyantakyifrempong6185]

I'm happy for you. I want to be a distributer of dangote cement here in Ghana