Dangote Extends SAP Relationship as it Drives Growth Agenda
The Dangote Group (http://www.dangote.com/) is a diversified and fully integrated conglomerate with an annual group turnover in
excess of N450 billion (US$3 billion). The Group’s interests span a range of sectors in Nigeria and across Africa. Current interests include cement,
sugar, salt, pasta, beverages and real estate with new projects underway in the oil and gas, telecommunications, fertiliser and steel sectors of the economy
West African-based industrial conglomerate Dangote Group has extended its relationship with SAP, market leader in enterprise application software, by
signing a deal to use SAP’s OpenText ECM (enterprise content management) and Invoice Management offerings on top of its existing SAP infrastructure.
Dangote’s relationship with SAP dates back to 2005. As part of Dangote’s drive to modernise all its systems and business processes to support expansion into
new markets across the continent, and to lay the groundwork for a potential listing on the London Stock Exchange in 2017, in 2012 Dangote signed a
three-year deal with SAP to use the SAP Business Suite to increase transparency and efficiency across the group. The new solutions are expected to accelerate
Dangote’s move from manual-based systems to one that is more integrated, automated and transparent
Source: The Nigerian Voice (Nigeria) – 12/11/2013