Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola's First HoldCo stake crosses $1.2 billion at record N140
Otedola's 11.96 billion First HoldCo shares are worth about $1.2 billion after the stock hit a record N140 on Thursday.
Billionaire Nicky Oppenheimer sold 40% of De Beers for $5.1 billion. All of it now fetches $1 billion
Nicky Oppenheimer sold the family's 40% stake in De Beers for $5.1 billion in 2011. Anglo is now selling 85% of it for about $1 billion.
Nigerian entrepreneur Ladi Delano sold Chinese vodka, then built a $2.1 billion mobility company
Ladi Delano sold a Chinese vodka brand, announced a $1 billion Nigerian mining venture that never materialised, and has now raised $250 million for Moove.
How the Giachetti family of Italy built a $439 million property portfolio in Botswana
An Italian family that built Naples railway stations in 1916 now runs Botswana's largest listed property fund, with assets across seven countries.
South African financier Magda Wierzycka's controlling Sygnia stake is worth $177 million
Magda Wierzycka owns 90,235,124 Sygnia shares worth about $177 million, and told a rich-list compiler that Wendy Appelbaum is South Africa's wealthiest woman.
Tanzanian billionaire Rostam Aziz's $130 million terminal threatens Kenya's LPG monopoly
Rostam Aziz's Taifa Gas is finishing a $130 million Mombasa terminal set to break a cooking gas market where two importers control 98% of supply.
Burkinabè billionaire Idrissa Nassa pushes Coris Bank into Central African Republic
Coris Bank International, founded by Burkinabè businessman Idrissa Nassa, plans to open in the Central African Republic as it pushes into Central Africa.
Billionaire Femi Otedola spends $160 million again on First HoldCo shares, lifting stake to $1.07 billion
Femi Otedola has spent another $160 million, on 1.78 billion additional First HoldCo shares, lifting his stake to $1.08 billion.
Patrice Motsepe's ARM has lost 21% this year as analysts question his platinum bet
ARM has fallen 21% this year while Anglo American and BHP gained, as analysts question the R15.2 billion revival of the Bokoni platinum mine.
South African billionaire Ivan Saltzman quits Dis-Chem board, ending the founding family's 48-year presence
Ivan Saltzman resigned from the Dis-Chem board with immediate effect, barely three weeks after taking the non-executive seat he retired into.
Billionaire Patrice Motsepe rules out South African presidency and FIFA bid in double denial
Billionaire Patrice Motsepe has ruled out running for South Africa's presidency, and separately rejected any interest in leading FIFA after Gianni Infantino.
Cameroon's richest man Baba Danpullo launches Douala fund to manage family fortune
Cameroon's richest man Baba Danpullo has launched Danpullo Capital, a Douala joint venture with Kessner Capital, to grow family assets.
Bill Gates visits Rwanda to review AI health rollout backed by $50 million pilot
Bill Gates is in Rwanda to review its health and AI progress, months after his foundation and OpenAI made it the launch site for a pilot.
Nigerian businessman Hakeem Belo-Osagie, Tom Ilube back artificial intelligence centre at University of Benin
Hakeem Belo-Osagie and Tom Ilube have pledged backing for an artificial intelligence centre at the University of Benin's new N100 billion trust fund.
Mohammed VI's sisters expand property empire with Delano Marrakech deal and French land
The three sisters of Morocco's king are deepening property bets, from a Delano hotel in Marrakech to French supermarket land.
Nigerian tycoon Tope Shonubi's Sahara Group wins 31-year Kenya gas terminal lease amid Senate probe
Kenya has leased state refinery land in Mombasa to Sahara Group's Asharami Synergy for 31 years, in a gas terminal deal now facing parliamentary scrutiny.