Dangote contributes $3 million to the African Union’s Ebola FundAfrica Union’s efforts at containing the dreaded Ebola virus in West Africa has been boosted with the Dangote Foundation pledging a sum of $3 million to a fund established by African business leaders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Aliko Dangote commended fellow business leaders for their speedy response to the African Union’s call. Dangote Foundation has spent almost $5 million in support of efforts to contain what is now recognized as the worst Ebola outbreak ever. Dangote Foundation has also donated 3,800 pieces of protective clothing for use by health workers across Nigeria. Dangote Foundation is also in the final stages of elaborating a partnership with the Wellcome Trust.