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Masiyiwa's Econet InfraCo unveils a luxury Victoria Falls resort with 40 villas and a private hospital, Olakunle Williams's Tetracore Energy closes in on billion-dollar status in just five years, and Haco Industries enters Ghana on a lean joint-venture model.
Twin profiles of Lo Toney's Plexo Capital playbook and portfolio, Marlon Nichols's $600 million venture empire built on Blavity, Gimlet and Truebill, and Michael Jordan's Sarasota dining club expanding before it has even opened.
Michael Jordan's members-only dining club 1000 North has gone under contract to buy an adjacent downtown Sarasota property, expanding before the club has even opened its doors.
Egypt's Oriental Weavers Carpets will pay EGP 997.66 million ($18.3 million) in dividends for 2025, starting May 2026, as the world's largest carpet maker held profit nearly flat on record revenue.
Zenith Bank CEO Adaora Umeoji's 285 million-share stake is now worth $21 million, plus diaspora profiles of Charles Phillips, Tammy Jones and Paul Judge — and our April Investor Memo on the Kirsh Effect remains available for Elite subscribers.
Five African stock exchanges meet in Lagos to plan a cross-border Dangote Refinery listing, Otedola and Dangote meet Tinubu on Easter Sunday, and our April Investor Memo breaks down what Nathan Kirsh's $17 billion fortune reveals about Africa's real wealth map.
Femi Otedola confirmed that he and Aliko Dangote spent Easter Sunday with President Bola Tinubu to discuss Nigeria's economy and its ongoing reforms.
Nathan Kirsh was invisible to every wealth ranking until Sysco priced his grocery empire at $29.1 billion — now he is Africa's second richest person, and we break down what his emergence reveals about where the continent's real wealth lives.
Nathan Kirsh lost everything in 1986, kept one Brooklyn grocery store, and spent 50 years building it into a $29.1 billion empire — now he is Africa's second richest person at $17.1 billion, and we tell the full story.
NGX Group has convened chiefs of five African stock exchanges in Lagos to advance cross-border listings of the Dangote Refinery ahead of a June-July 2026 IPO on the NGX.
Dr. Dre has donated over $80 million to education causes, including a $70 million USC academy and a $10 million Compton High School performing arts center bearing his name.
Ye grossed $18 million in a single night at SoFi Stadium on April 3, the highest-grossing concert ever by a rapper, as two comeback shows earned $33 million combined.
Atiku Abubakar has hired Washington lobbying firm Von Batten-Montague-York for $1.2 million to counter Nigerian government narratives and build his US policy standing ahead of 2027.
Kenya's Court of Appeal has overturned an order requiring billionaire John Kibunga Kimani's Rural Development Services to complete a Sh205 million land sale in Makuyu.
Anas Sefrioui's Addoha posted a 70% net profit rise to 516 million dirhams ($55 million) in 2025, driven by tighter project selection and improved execution across Morocco and West Africa.
Nathan Kirsh has become Africa's second richest person at $17.1 billion. Here is everything you need to know about the 94-year-old billionaire from Eswatini.
