Nigerian billionaire Alhaji Dahiru Mangal had something to celebrate on 18 December - awarded Niger's highest honour, the Commander of the Order of Merit, after a decade of success in business thanks to his high-profile connections in Niamey. Before an array of distinguished guests from Niger and Nigeria, Mohamed Bazoum, Niger's president, presented Mangal with the medal. The businessman's son Fahad Dahiru Mangal, who works alongside his father, attended the ceremony, as did several of Alhaji Dahiru