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Aliko Dangote named African energy personality of 2026

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Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote has been named African Energy Personality of the Year 2026 by the African Energy Chamber. The organisation praised his strategic investments and their contribution to value creation in Africa’s economic ecosystem, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.

Aliko Dangote, Nigerian businessman and founder of the Dangote Group, has been named African Energy Personality of the Year 2026 by the African Energy Chamber. The organisation praised his investments in Africa’s energy sector, according to the media outlet reporting the distinction.

The Dangote Group inaugurated its mega-oil refinery in Nigeria in 2023. It came into operation in 2024, is currently operating at full capacity and has a substantial order book, according to the same source.

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