The Inside Story: The Petrol Premier
Morocco’s billionaire prime minister is fighting bills to cap fuel prices in a market his own company dominates — reviving the oldest question about him.
Deep-Dive Report: Mohammed Dewji — The Turnaround Machine
East Africa’s only billionaire built a roughly $2.1 billion fortune buying what others had given up on — and fixing it. Inside the METL playbook, the man, and the ordeal that tested both.
Wealth Intelligence: Mike Adenuga — The Quiet Colossus
Nigeria’s most private billionaire built a fortune of roughly $6.5 billion on telecoms and oil — and tells almost no one how. A full read of an empire that hides in plain sight.
A brief history of time: the life of Robert Gumede, the South African billionaire rescuing Tongaat Hulett
Robert Gumede went from caddying golf courses to building South Africa's biggest black-owned IT company. Now he is staking his reputation on rescuing Tongaat Hulett.
African Wealth Briefing — Fri., June 19, 2026
Femi Otedola's First HoldCo completes a $32.8 million raise as he tightens his grip. Manu Chandaria plans a center to honor the late Raila Odinga.
Kenya's government denies Wicknell Chivayo has any role in the $2.9 billion airport expansion deal
Kenya's Transport minister has formally denied that Wicknell Chivayo's company had any role in the KSh375 billion JKIA airport expansion contract awarded this month.
Billionaire Robert F. Smith warns companies not to let AI wipe out their intern programs
Billionaire Robert F. Smith has urged companies not to destroy internship programs as artificial intelligence increasingly reshapes entry-level work across industries.
Elon Musk brings fellow South African Roelof Botha onto SpaceX's board after record IPO
Elon Musk's SpaceX has appointed Roelof Botha, the South African born former Sequoia Capital leader, to its board days after its record $75 billion IPO.
African Wealth Briefing — Thurs., June 18, 2026
Morocco's billionaire prime minister fights bills to cap fuel prices in the industry he dominates. Hassan Allam commits $400 million to an Egyptian data center.
Kenyan billionaire Manu Chandaria to build a centre honoring late prime minister Raila Odinga
Kenyan industrialist Manu Chandaria has signed an agreement with the Kenya School of Government to build a regional leadership and governance centre honouring the late Raila Odinga.
James Mwangi's Equity Group opens its first pharmacy in a push for cheaper medicine in Kenya
James Mwangi's Equity Group has opened its first pharmacy outlet in Kenya, aiming to lower medicine costs and cut the pharmaceutical share of health insurance claims.
Robert Gumede's Vision Group seals a deal with the IDC that saves Tongaat Hulett from liquidation
Robert Gumede's Vision Group and South Africa's IDC have sealed a rescue deal that averted the liquidation of 134-year-old sugar producer Tongaat Hulett hours before a court hearing.
African Wealth Briefing — Wed., June 17, 2026
Johann Rupert crosses $20 billion on the Bloomberg index, the second African to do so. Hassanein Hiridjee's AXIAN Energy raises $60 million to green Africa's power.
Ghana's president faced questions in Britain about his billionaire brother Ibrahim Mahama's growing mining empire
A controversy over Ibrahim Mahama's expanding mining interests followed his brother President John Mahama to London where he met King Charles and Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Morocco's billionaire prime minister is fighting bills to cap fuel prices in his own industry
Morocco's billionaire Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch is opposing opposition bills to cap fuel prices and nationalise the Samir refinery in a market he controls through Afriquia.