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Journalist. Nobody else would consider myself a journalist. I began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . Aliko dangote is widely known to be the wealthiest man in africa. So is that a title you are proud to have, or is that one where you get so many people calling you for money you wish you were not the wealthiest man in africa . Aliko well, first of all, thank you very much, david. It is great to be here and seeing you today. Well, you know, when they call you the wealthiest person in africa, it comes with a lot of baggage. Of course, there are so many demands. People come up with so many different demands, but it is good because i like to give back to the society. David so right now, you are involved in many philanthropic endeavors in africa and elsewhere. Lets go through some of them before we go to how you actually made all of this money. Recen
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