“In Africa, as you're being successful and doing things right, you're also creating a lot of enemies.”

— Aliko Dangote

Bloomberg Businessweek http://mobile.businessweek.com/articles/2013-03-07/africas-richest-man-aliko-dangote-is-just-getting-started

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