Egypt’s richest man Nassef Sawiris loses $130 million in 2021
Egypt’s richest man Nassef Sawiris saw his net worth shed $130 million in 2021.
Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu’s BUA Cement signs deal with Wartsila to construct power plant
BUA Cement is Nigeria’s second-largest cement producer and the largest cement producer.
Zimbabwean fast food mogul Zinona Koudounaris gains $1.75 million on first trading day in 2022
Axia Corp is a Zimbabwe-based specialty retail and distribution business.
Egyptian tycoon Ahmed El Sewedy-linked Egytech Cables signs $28.1-million contract with Kuwaiti company
Egytech Cables is a 99.98-percent-owned subsidiary of the Elsewedy family-controlled Elsewedy Electric.
They will be missed: The African tycoons and billionaires who passed away in 2021
An Eritrean cereals tycoon and an Egyptian billionaire patriarch are among the African mega-rich who passed away in 2021.
Ethiopian billionaire Mohammed Al-Amoudi loses $855 million in 2021
Al-Amoudi, who is the wealthiest man in Ethiopia, has a net worth of $6.71 billion.
Ghanaian logistics mogul Daniel McKorley floats airline business; set to launch private jet terminal in 2022
McKorley is the founder and CEO of McDan Group of Companies.
Saltzman family of South Africa gains $151.1 million in three months from stake in Dis-Chem
Ivan Saltzman and his wife Lynette own a joint 45.2-percent stake in Dis-Chem, a major pharmaceutical retailer in Africa.
Britam Holdings, controlled by Kenyan tycoons, set to earn $123.3 million from sale of Equity Group shares
The deal comes at a premium of nearly 11 percent over Equity Group’s share price.
Nigerian billionaire Benedict Peters to build 500,000-bpd refineries in Niger Delta
Aiteo Eastern E & P Company Limited is one of Nigeria’s largest indigenous oil exploration companies.
Shoprite CEO Pieter Engelbrecht receives salary package of $1.9 million in 2021
Shoprite Holdings Limited is South Africa’s largest food retailer and the biggest retailer in Africa.
Egyptian tycoon Safwan Thabet gains $26.7 million as Juhayna Food Industries shares surge
The gain in his stake can be linked to renewed investor buying interest driven by the company’s robust financial performance.
Seplat Energy terminates contract of Nigerian oil mogul Austin Avuru as director
Avuru was asked to resign as a non-executive director due to alleged breaches of the company’s corporate governance policies.
South African executive Josua Malherbe gains $2.4 million in 2021 thanks to stake in Remgro
Malherbe is a non-executive, co-deputy chairman of Remgro.
Zimbabwe’s richest man Strive Masiyiwa loses $70 million in two weeks as shares in Econet slump
Masiyiwa, who founded Econet Group in 1998, holds a 52.85-percent stake in Econet Zimbabwe, the country’s largest telecom service provider.
Egyptian tycoon Hend El-Sherbini’s IDH to acquire majority stake in Pakistan-based IDC for $72.35 million
Islamabad Diagnostic Centre (IDC) is one of Pakistan’s largest integrated diagnostics providers.