Conflict fuels Africa’s richest man

A refinery owned by Dangote (pic below). Africans have turned to one of their own for fuel as the world’s supplies run low. But they are not the only ones with the continent’s richest man on speed dial. — Taiwo Aina/The New York Times

AFRICA’s wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote, is more than US$5bil richer these days, and he partly has the conflict in Iran to thank for his new windfall.

Dangote, 69, made much of his fortune in Nigeria by manufacturing basics, such as salt, sugar and cement.