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Africa's richest man built Nigeria's Peugeot assembly plant from scratch and it now rolls out 120 cars a day
Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote acquired a Peugeot assembly licence in 2017 and built a modern car factory in Kaduna that began production in 2022.
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Africa's richest man built Nigeria's Peugeot assembly plant from scratch and it now rolls out 120 cars a day
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Patrice Motsepe weighs walking away from CAF to chase South Africa's presidency. Morocco's palace quietly plans for life after Othman Benjelloun at Bank of Africa.
Billionaire Patrice Motsepe may quit CAF to chase South Africa's presidency and football is watching nervously
Fresh uncertainty surrounds Patrice Motsepe's leadership of CAF as speculation grows that the South African billionaire may exit the presidency ahead of his 2029 mandate.
Algeria's jailed auto billionaire Mahieddine Tahkout gets 10 more years and loses everything he owns
Algeria's financial crimes tribunal has sentenced jailed tycoon Mahieddine Tahkout to 10 years in prison and ordered the confiscation of all his assets worldwide.
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