Billionaire Jay-Z opens up in eight-part HBO documentary with Rick Rubin
Jay-Z has announced an eight-part HBO documentary series directed by Rick Rubin that will trace the billionaire rapper's music, lyrics and life experiences this fall.
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Adebowale Olujimi's Emadeb Energy commits to host communities trust as Ibom Field moves toward expanded production
Debo Olujimi's Emadeb Energy Group has reaffirmed its commitment to the Ibom Field host communities development trust as PPL 236 moves toward expanded production.
Farouk Ismail inherited a failing shop in Lobatse and turned it into a $38 million retail fortune
Farouk Ismail inherited a failing general dealer in Lobatse from his father, made the pivotal decision to hand operational control to a Kerala accountant named Ram, and built a $38 million retail fortune.
Inoussa Kanazoe left his village with 13,500 FCFA and built a $500 million cement and gold empire
Inoussa Kanazoe left his village with 13,500 FCFA, sold ice cream in Abidjan and returned to build a cement empire across five countries and a gold mining group acquiring the mines foreign companies are fleeing.
Egyptian fintech unicorn MNT-Halan could be Egypt's next major IPO
Egyptian fintech unicorn MNT-Halan is said to be worth up to $1 billion and is exploring a public listing that could make founder Mounir Nakhla one of Egypt's newest billionaires.
Ghanaian journalist jailed for reporting on $94 million fraud petition involving oil tycoon Kevin Okyere
The Herald's editor Larry Dogbey has been convicted and sentenced to seven days in jail for reporting on a $94 million fraud petition involving Kevin Okyere.
Mahamadou Bonkoungou left school with a baccalaureate and built a $3 billion West African empire
Mahamadou Bonkoungou left Dédougou with a baccalaureate and no capital, traded gold and cassettes across West Africa, then built EBOMAF into a $3 billion infrastructure empire.
Ramachandran Ottapathu arrived in Botswana with BWP200 and built a $40 million retail empire
Ramachandran Ottapathu arrived in Botswana from a small Kerala town with BWP200 and no connections, then built Choppies into southern Africa's largest grocery chain outside South Africa.
Gulaam Abdoola built a $115 million property empire from Gaborone to Dar es Salaam and Dubai
Gulaam Abdoola built Turnstar Holdings from nothing into a $115 million property group spanning Botswana, Tanzania and Dubai, making him one of southern Africa's most quietly formidable real estate tycoons.
Chandra Chauhan turned a $4.87 million company into an $800 million retail giant in Botswana
Chandra Chauhan arrived at a struggling Botswana retailer worth $4.87 million in 2002 and built it into an $800 million southern African retail powerhouse spanning four countries.
Nigeria's SEC bans unauthorized Dangote Refinery IPO marketing
Nigeria's SEC has banned marketing of a purported Dangote Petroleum Refinery IPO, warning no application has been filed with or approved by the regulator.
Africa was the world's fastest-growing ultra-wealth region in 2025, new data shows
Africa posted the world's fastest ultra-wealth growth in 2025, yet the continent's 3,440 ultra-wealthy individuals hold less than 1% of global fortunes.
Bento Kangamba built a $200 million empire on diamonds, logistics and a football club he almost dissolved
Bento Kangamba rose from an MPLA soldier in Moxico to a $200 million Angolan empire spanning diamonds, logistics and a football club that won the Girabola and almost collapsed.
Agostinho Kapaia left Huambo with nothing and built a $1.4 billion fertilizer empire in Angola
Agostinho Kapaia grew up in Huambo and built Grupo Opaia into Angola's most diversified private conglomerate, with 80,000 hectares of farmland and a $1.4 billion fertilizer plant under construction.
Elon Musk loses $100 billion as SpaceX shares tumble
Elon Musk has lost close to $100 billion in paper wealth in days as SpaceX shares tumbled more than 26 percent from their post-IPO peak.
Eddie Murphy's $200 million fortune is built on franchises, Donkey and a very long memory
Eddie Murphy went from $4,500 per SNL episode at 19 to a $200 million fortune built on Beverly Hills Cop, Shrek's Donkey, a $70 million Netflix deal and the AFI Life Achievement Award.