Dangote ranked among most admired, valuable African brands

According to the ranking released by Brand Africa in conjunction with African Business magazine, Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has been ranked among Africa’s top 100 most admired and most valuable brands across the sub-Saharan Africa in 2014. DIL with a brand value of $253 million was ranked 36 in admiration and 76 in terms of brand value.
 
The ranking did not come as a surprise as DIL has presence in about 15 African countries which has made the brand more visible to the local populace. President/Chief Executive, Dangote Industries Ltd, Aliko Dangote was recently ranked among the World’s most powerful 72 people by Forbes Magazine.

The magazine ranked Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as Africa’s most powerful man. He ranks 51st on the power list. According to its ranking of the World’s Most Powerful People, Dangote is the second most powerful man in Africa.

Once, Bill Gate, Microsoft Founder and Co-Chair, Bill and Melinda Gate wrote a tribute in honour of Dangote in commemoration of his listing by the Time magazine. Gate dwelled extensively on the philanthropic gestures of the President of the Dangote Group in the areas of health especially polio eradication and job creation efforts