Dangote donates $3 million towards Ebola eradication

Aliko Dangote has donated US$3 million to a fund established by the African Union, to contain the Ebola virus in West Africa.

Dangote had previously contributed US$5 million towards efforts that helped support Nigeria’s Ebola containment efforts.

Dangote, had made the pledge to contribute to the fund in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during a meeting with some African business leaders.

The AU Ebola Fund was set up in response to the African Union chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma’s appeal for US$30 million from Africa’s private sector to support the efforts of the continental group in containing the Ebola outbreak.

Dangote commended fellow business leaders for their speedy response to the African Union’s call. He encouraged more business leaders and the general public to contribute, saying: “Ebola continues to devastate and take away lives in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. There must be no let-up in urgently matching solidarity and moral support with faster and more strategic actions. None of us can sleep easily until Ebola is contained.”