30 Indian billionaires who made a fortune in Africa
Indian and Indian-origin entrepreneurs have turned tiny shops and trading posts into some of Africa’s biggest empires.
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Indian and Indian-origin entrepreneurs have turned tiny shops and trading posts into some of Africa’s biggest empires.
Kinapharma chief Kofi Nsiah-Poku wins AGI presidency, succeeding Humphrey Ayim-Darke and promising tougher advocacy on power reliability, export growth and policy reforms for manufacturers.
Conoil Producing sells 50 percent of OPL257 to TotalEnergies, keeping 10 percent, advancing Nigeria’s offshore oil development.
African oil and gas producers should also seek to maximize their own capacities as they develop their own subsurface resources.
Nigerian billionaire and philanthropist Folorunsho Alakija donates a new hospital to Osun State, one of the country's less affluent states.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu sent birthday wishes to Geregu Power chairman Femi Otedola, applauding his “visionary entrepreneurship,” energy-sector investments, and philanthropy in education, healthcare, and youth programs.
KCB Group plans to take a minority stake in Pesapal, the payments company founded by Agosta Liko in 2009. The tie-up gives Kenya’s biggest bank a foothold in merchant acquiring and digital rails, while Pesapal gains capital and distribution to scale across hospitality, travel, and SME retail.
Across Nigeria, a new generation of real estate developers is turning concrete and land into the country’s next fortunes.
Coleman Technical Industries chairman Asiwaju Solomon Onafowokan has launched a massive fibre-optic cable factory in Sagamu, boosting Nigeria’s digital-economy capacity and reducing dependence on imported network infrastructure.
A wave of billion-dollar legal battles—from BP’s arbitration win against Venture Global to Nigeria LNG’s London defeat—shows how the once-stable LNG market is now shaped by courtrooms, not contracts.
Billionaire Femi Otedola has committed ₦4 billion to build a new electrical and electronics engineering block at Augustine University, reinforcing his role as the institution’s largest private benefactor.
Petralon 54 launches Host Community Development Trusts in Dawes-Island to empower Ogoloma and Koniama communities.
Under Patrice Motsepe, CAF posted a $9.48m profit, boosting prize money as African billionaires deepen their investment in football.
From coder to market mover, Exness CEO Petr Valov built an algorithm-driven brokerage that scaled from a niche idea to a global platform, emphasizing ethics, speed, and access for everyday traders.
Africa’s forex boom—powered by better internet and digital payments—has opened markets to millions. This guide ranks the 10 best brokers for African traders, focusing on local deposits/withdrawals, reliable regulation, strong platforms, and real customer support.