Nigerian billionaire and Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, is building a 200-billion CFA francs ($421.35 million) cement factory in Niger capable of producing 1 million tonnes per year, state radio in Niger announced on Thursday. President Mahamadou Issoufou formally started building work on the
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