Kenyan tycoon Julius Mwale to build multimillion-dollar city in Congo
Mwale’s company, Mwale Medical and Technology City, is a $2-billion community-owned sustainable metropolis.
7 assets owned by struggling Kenyan tycoon David Langat
Langat is the owner of DL Group, a Kenyan conglomerate with interests in tea farming and exports, trading, real estate and hospitality.
South African tech tycoon Jens Montanana’s stake in Datatec slumps by $8 million in 28 days
Montanana, who founded Datatec in 1986, owns a 14.26-percent stake in the South African-based ICT solutions and services firm.
Hitesh Anadkat, one of Malawi’s richest men, rakes in $70 million, pushing YTD gains above $110 million
Anadkat holds an impressive 35.51-percent stake in FMB Capital, or 872,924,575 ordinary shares.
Firm linked to son of America’s second-richest Black man inks million-dollar deal with Nickelodeon
David Steward II, son of America’s second-richest Black man, founded Lion Forge Animation in 2019.
Mike Adenuga’s Conoil stake nears $75 million with $22-million boost
Adenuga, one of Africa’s richest billionaires, owns a majority stake of 74.4 percent in Conoil Plc.
7 companies owned by Tanzanian multimillionaire Ghalib Said Mohamed
Tanzanian multimillionaire Ghalib Said Mohamed is the chairman of GSM Group, one of East Africa’s most prosperous conglomerates.
Kenyan businessman John Kimani earns nearly $1.6 million from Kakuzi shares
Kimani owns 34.54 percent of Kakuzi, or 6,762,133 ordinary shares, in the agricultural cultivation and manufacturing company.
DRC unit of James Mwangi-led Equity Group secures $11 million from Proparco
Equity Group is a leading East and Central Africa financial services conglomerate.
Nigerian billionaire Kola Karim donated $65,000 to Conservative Party
Karim, an energy and construction tycoon, joins a list of conservative party donors that include Mohamed Mansour and Amit Lohia.
Nigerian fertilizer tycoon Thomas Etuh donates hospital to Gombe State
Etuh is the owner of TAK Group which owns operates fertilizer blending plants across the country among other interests.
10 assets owned by Botswana’s richest man Abdul Satar Dada
Dada is best known in Botswana for two key businesses: motor dealerships and his significant control over the country’s poultry industry.
Egypt’s steel giant, owned by billionaire Ahmed Ezz, suffers $53-million loss in Q1 2023
Ezz, one of Egypt’s richest businessmen, owns a significant 60.7-percent stake in Ezz Steel.
South African tycoon Andre Du Plessis hits jackpot, stake in Capitec Bank surges past $70 million
Du Plessis, a prominent South African businessman and a co-founder of Capitec Bank, owns a beneficial 0.78-percent stake in the financial services provider.
Berlin-based startup led by Nigerian entrepreneur secures $2.74 million from investors
Propel, a Berlin-based HR tech startup, develops tools that assist tech talent communities in solving their last-mile challenges.
Ecobank moves to seize Nigerian tycoon Oba Otudeko’s FBN shares over $17-million debt
Otudeko, the largest shareholder of FBN Holdings, owes Ecobank more than $17 million.