Dangote Ghana’s biggest taxpayer of 2016
The Ghana Revenue Authority has recognised Dangote Cement as being the single largest taxpaying entity in the country, Business Ghana reports.
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Tanzania: rising costs bring Dangote plant to a standstill
Production at Dangote’s Mtwara plant in Tanzania was brought to a halt last week as the company has found itself embroiled in a political battle over the payment of incentives b...
Kenya: Dangote seeks limestone on east coast
Dangote Group has expressed interest in prospecting for limestone in Malindi, 120km northeast of Mombasa. The group plans to explore limestone deposits in Kwachocha, Kijiwetanga...
Ghana: cement companies cut prices to win market share
Improving economic conditions and Dangote’s aggressive pricing policies have been blamed for what looks to be a developing price war among Ghanaian cement companies, Ghanaweb re...
Ethiopia: protesters start fires at Dangote plant
A Dangote cement plant in the Ada Berga, Oromia region, was set alight by angry protesters on Tuesday. The protesters were angered by the death of at least 55 people in a stampe...
Ghana: Dangote sets up tarpaulin distribution centres
Dangote Cement Ghana Ltd has embarked on an exercise to distribute 1000 tarpaulins to its cement distributors across Ghana, said Dangote marketing manager, Evans Oloquaye Martey...
Chinese imports into Kenya show 10-fold rise
New figures from the Kenyan National Bureau of Statistics reveal that the country imported KES2.2bn (US$21.7m) of cement from China in the first six months of 2016, up more than...
Dangote announces price rise, starts coal mining in November
Dangote Cement's sales growth remains robust with Nigerian vollumes up 15 per cent in July and August. However, in the current quarter, the company has seen disruption to the ga...
Nigeria: cement prices in Lagos rise by over a third
The price of bagged cement in Lagos has risen sharply overnight, according to reports in The Nation. A 50kg bag now retails for between NGN2200 and NGN2300 (US$7-7.30), a rise o...
Nigeria: Dangote Cement to switch to using coal
Dangote Cement has announced plans to begin its own coal mining operations as it switches away from gas as a means for powering its plants. The company will begin producing coal...