Moroccan billionaire Moulay Hafid Elalamy shares his 10 rules for building a business
Saham founder Moulay Hafid Elalamy gave Moroccan and African business owners 10 rules, from staying tax-compliant to knowing when to sell a company.
Nigerian tycoon Tony Elumelu leads push for $15 billion West Africa investment pipeline
Tony Elumelu is co-leading a West African summit whose pipeline holds 26 projects worth more than $10 billion, with organizers targeting $15 billion by November.
Indian billionaire Sunil Vaswani's Stallion Group loses $117 million court fight with Nigerian bank
A Lagos judge upheld UBA's receiver over Stallion Group assets, ruling that disputing the size of a ₦156 billion debt does not cancel it.
South African insurance mogul Adrian Gore onced feared Discovery Bank would fail
Discovery founder Adrian Gore says the slow early growth of Discovery Bank gave him the only sleepless, cold-sweat night of his career.
South African billionaire Christo Wiese's R1 million Shoprite bet nears R200 billion
In 1979, Christo Wiese and Whitey Basson paid R1 million for eight grocery stores. Today Shoprite is Africa's largest retailer, worth almost R200 billion.
Nigerian gaming mogul Mr Eazi's betting partner pawaTech made $115 million profit in 2025
New filings show betPawa's technology owner earned $245.7 million in 2025, as Mr Eazi's Choplife Gaming spreads across a dozen African countries.
Wealthy Kenyan businessman and ex-lawmaker Harun Mwau wins court fight over police hiring
Kenya's Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling won by tycoon and former MP Harun Mwau, leaving police recruitment under the Inspector-General's command.
South African banking billionaire Michiel le Roux under fire over political donations
The ANC Youth League has renewed its attack on Capitec founder Michiel le Roux, whose companies have given the Democratic Alliance at least R208 million.
CIEL, controlled by Mauritius’s wealthy Dalais family, buys a women’s hospital in Uganda
C-Care, controlled by Mauritius's Dalais family through CIEL, has bought Kampala's Roswell Hospital, lifting its Ugandan network to six hospitals and 17 clinics.
South African tycoon Marcel Golding sees opportunity in the country's water crisis
Rex Trueform, the Cape Town investment group run by former mining union leader Marcel Golding, says South Africa's water crisis creates long-term opportunities.
Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani expected to receive Rubio at world's largest refinery
Marco Rubio will visit Mukesh Ambani's Jamnagar refinery during an Oct. 17-22 trip that the U.S. ambassador to India calls "a little more business-focused."
Media mogul Byron Allen seeks streaming deal for his CBS late-night shows
Byron Allen is in talks to take his two CBS late-night shows to a major streaming service as new Nielsen figures show younger audiences growing.
Africa's richest man $1.4 billion highway in return for tax credits
Work has begun on a 401-kilometer highway in central Nigeria that Aliko Dangote's group is financing at a cost of ₦1.83 trillion ($1.37 billion).
Nigerian billionaire Jim Ovia’s Zenith Bank discusses Kenya expansion after Paramount Bank acquisition
Zenith Bank has discussed its Kenyan market plans with government officials following its acquisition of Paramount Bank, which gave the Nigerian lender an established foothold in East Africa.
Billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong wins wider FDA approval for bladder cancer drug
US regulators expanded approval of ImmunityBio's Anktiva to papillary bladder tumors, months early, lifting the value of Patrick Soon-Shiong's $6.5 billion stake.
Bill Gates prepares a major personal push on AI safety
The Microsoft co-founder is preparing to press technology executives and may commit significant personal resources to push for stricter oversight of artificial intelligence.