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Aliko Dangote, president and chief executive officer of Dangote Group, at the Semafor World Economy Summit during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring meetings in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. The International Monetary Fund downgraded its growth projection for the year after the war in the Middle East triggered a major oil shock and included the possibility of a downturn if the conflict drags on and energy infrastructure is severally damaged. Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Global Investing

Aliko Dangote seeks to raise $1.6bn from 10m retail investors in Africa's biggest IPO

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The Financial Times
3 min read
Aliko Dangote targets 10mn shareholders as he floats $49bn refinery business on Nigerian stock exchange
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 29: Tatjana Smith of South Africa wins Gold in the Women's 100m Breaststroke final event on day 3 of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games at Paris La Defence Arena, Paris, France on July 29, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Anton Geyser/Gallo Images)
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MAILBOX: SA's most decorated Olympian deserves protection, not exploitation

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Editor BizNews
3 min read
Tatjana Smith's treatment by administrators should shame SA sport into a reckoning, argues a BizNews Tribe Member
NIMBYism is quietly sabotaging the world's climate fight
Good Hope

NIMBYism is quietly sabotaging the world's climate fight

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Editor BizNews
6 min read
Local objections to wind farms, power lines and transit are slowing the shift to net zero, economists warn.
BNC#9 | Hoffman Q&A: Asking the ANC to fight corruption is like asking turkeys to vote for Christmas
BNC

BNC#9 | Hoffman Q&A: Asking the ANC to fight corruption is like asking turkeys to vote for Christmas

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Irakli Rekhviashvili
1 min read
Paul Hoffman on the bill for an independent anti-corruption body, IDAC's collapse, Zuma funding his court cases, and who faces the dock first.
BNC#9 | Van Heerden Q&A: AfriMat's Lafarge bet, fixing SA towns, untapped gold, Transnet turnaround
BNC

BNC#9 | Van Heerden Q&A: AfriMat's Lafarge bet, fixing SA towns, untapped gold, Transnet turnaround

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Alec Hogg
1 min read
Afrimat CEO Andries van Heerden's Q&A: buying Lafarge for the quarries, AfriSam's sale to China, Transnet's turnaround and gold South Africa left in the ground.
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