John W. Rogers Jr. bought $263,700 worth of Ryan Specialty shares as the stock fell 54% in a year
Ariel Investments co-CEO John W. Rogers Jr. made a $263,700 insider purchase in Ryan Specialty on June 10 as the stock trades near a one-year low.
Dangote Refinery raises $1 billion at $39 billion valuation ahead of IPO
Dangote Petroleum Refinery is raising $1 billion through a private placement at a $39.1 billion valuation with demand already exceeding $2 billion ahead of its pan-African IPO.
Junior Bridgeman turned a $350,000 NBA salary into a $600 million empire built on fast food and Coca-Cola
Junior Bridgeman earned a modest NBA salary and retired worth $600 million, building one of the most unlikely business empires in American sports history.
Ghanaian waste management tycoon Joseph Siaw Agyepong's Jospong now operates in 29 African countries
Joseph Siaw Agyepong's Jospong Group has expanded its waste management operations into 29 African countries, employing 10,000 people directly and creating 250,000 indirect jobs.
Billionaire TY Danjuma family's May and Baker posts 154% profit surge to $4.7 million
May & Baker Nigeria, controlled by billionaire TY Danjuma's family with a 41.78% stake, posted a 154% pre-tax profit surge to N6.5bn ($4.7 million) for full-year 2025.
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris is opening a 93-room five-star resort in Mykonos after his first hotel shut down
Naguib Sawiris is pressing ahead with a 93-room five-star resort in Mykonos set to open in May 2027, a year after his first hotel on the island shut down.
Trump-linked GreenMet CEO Drew Horn targets Nigeria and Cameroon for critical minerals deals
GreenMet CEO Drew Horn, a former Trump national security official with ties to the former president's inner circle, is targeting Nigeria and Cameroon for critical minerals deals.
South African billionaire Magda Wierzycka despises AI but is launching a fund to invest in it anyway
Sygnia CEO Magda Wierzycka says she would press delete on AI if she could, but is launching an AI venture capital fund to ensure South Africa captures the technology's upside.
Nigerian tycoon Tony Elumelu named Seplat Energy chairman
Tony Elumelu will become Seplat Energy chairman in January 2027 as Effiong Okon takes over as CEO in August, completing a sweeping leadership transition at Nigeria's largest indigenous energy company.
Ghanaian tycoon Daniel McKorley's name surfaces in controversy over ministers paying for awards
Daniel McKorley's name has surfaced in Ghana's cash-for-awards controversy as President Mahama moves to ban ministers from private award ceremonies.
Detroit's Lorron James takes James Group past $1 billion with EnovaPremier acquisition
Detroit entrepreneur Lorron James has grown James Group International past $1 billion in annual revenue after acquiring Louisville-based tire and wheel assembly company EnovaPremier.
Ghanaian oil tycoon Kevin Okyere confirms Dubai detention and $50 million loan in court
Springfield founder Kevin Okyere has confirmed under cross-examination that he was detained in Dubai and that a Springfield entity drew down $50 million from a Petraco facility.
Jeff Bezos takes on Elon Musk in Kenya with Amazon Kuiper satellite internet bid
Amazon Kuiper Kenya has applied for a satellite internet licence in Kenya, putting Jeff Bezos on a direct collision course with Elon Musk's Starlink in East Africa.
Nassef Sawiris' Aston Villa has no shirt sponsor and a £40 million deal is sitting on the table
Aston Villa heads into the Champions League season without a shirt sponsor, with a £40 million deal sitting unclaimed as Nassef Sawiris' club weighs its options.
Adrian Gore's Discovery helped save South Africa from load shedding and Johannesburg wants the same fix
The same business-government partnership that ended South Africa's load shedding is being called up again, this time to rescue a collapsing Johannesburg.
This Moroccan woman took over her late husband's company and now runs a $430 million food and wine empire
Rita Maria Zniber married the founder of Morocco's largest private agribusiness empire in 1979, spent three decades learning it from the inside and has run it since 2014.