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Here is a brief on what we published yesterday.
Aliko Dangote wants every African to own a share in his refinery. In a statement that will define the tone of the upcoming IPO, Dangote said the listing — expected at a $40 billion-plus valuation across multiple African exchanges — is designed to give ordinary investors across the continent direct ownership in the facility. It is the clearest signal yet that the offering will prioritize broad-based African participation over a narrow institutional book, and it lands at a moment when the cross-border settlement architecture across five exchanges is being tested for the first time.
Meanwhile, Femi Otedola's FirstHoldCo has surged 32 percent in a month to become Nigeria's best-performing tier-one bank stock ahead of Q1 results — outpacing every rival in the sector. And Benedict Peters, the pan-African oil and minerals billionaire, is deploying three sensor-equipped aircraft to Madagascar to map the island's untapped mineral wealth for free under a government deal signed in December 2025.
In the Indimi family, a fight with institutional capital is playing out in public. Twin sisters Ameena and Zara Indimi are accusing Stanbic IBTC of failing to freeze $30 million in Oriental Energy accounts, raising contempt of court allegations against multiple Nigerian banks.
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Dangote is taking his $40 billion refinery public across Africa and wants every African to own a share The clearest public statement yet on the IPO's intent. Dangote is framing the listing as a continental ownership event, not just a capital raise — a positioning that could shape subscription appetite from Lagos to Nairobi to Abidjan.
FirstHoldCo storms ahead, surging 32% in a month to become Nigeria's best-performing tier-one bank stock Femi Otedola's banking vehicle is outperforming every tier-one rival ahead of Q1 results. The surge reflects market confidence in the recapitalized balance sheet and a positioning trade ahead of the FTSE Frontier inflows expected from September.
Benedict Peters sends 3 aircraft to Madagascar to map untapped mineral wealth Three sensor-equipped aircraft are conducting an aerial survey of Madagascar's mineral resources under a deal with the government. Peters is doing the work for free — a play that exchanges upfront cost for first-mover positioning in one of the most resource-rich and least-explored geologies in Africa.
Indimi twins accuse Stanbic IBTC of foul play in $30 million Oriental Energy judgment fight Ameena and Zara Indimi allege that Stanbic IBTC failed to freeze $30 million in Oriental Energy accounts despite a court order. The case raises questions about how Nigerian banks handle wealth disputes involving powerful families.
Profiles
Nathan Kirsh spent 70 years building quietly. One deal just made him Africa's second-richest person The $29.1 billion Sysco deal closed the chapter on Jetro Restaurant Depot and lifted Kirsh to second on the continent. We trace the full arc — from a flour mill in Swaziland to the largest food distribution deal in US history.
Global
VistaJet moves to repossess Anil Ambani's Bombardier jets Thomas Flohr's VistaJet has invoked international treaty law to recover two Bombardier Global 5000 jets from Anil Ambani's Reliance Transport unit, which denies any payment default.
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