Indian-Kenyan entrepreneur Kamal Budhabatti’s Little reveals plan to build $6-million office in Nairobi
Budhabhatti said the office building’s estimated construction cost of $6 million will be financed internally.
Led by Kenyan banker James Mwangi, Equity Group posts over $200 million in profits in H1 2022
Mwangi’s 3.38-percent share in Equity Group is valued at $51.3 million at the current market price.
Tanzanian businessman Ketan Patel’s gold company looks to take over West Kenya gold licences
Shanta Gold will take over seven prospecting licenses for the West Kenya project.
South African exec Mike Teke’s Seriti Resources to invest $730 million in wind farm
The investment is a watershed moment for Seriti.
Led by Egyptian banker Karim Awad, EFG Hermes to pay Egypt’s tax office $20.5 million in H1 2022
The figure is 72-percent higher than during the same period last year.
Billionaire Robert Smith’s Vista Equity partners with NACD, SHRM to increase board diversity
Vista is a renowned global investment firm run by Smith, America’s richest Black man.
Ugandan tycoon Emmanuel Katongole’s CiplaQCIL to pay shareholders first dividend in four years
Katongole owns 2.79 percent of the company, or 101,933,042 ordinary shares.
Led by South African mogul Koos Bekker, Prosus N.V. acquires stake in Brazilian food delivery platform
Prosus N.V. was founded in 1997.
American-Nigerian telecom tycoon Sam Darwish’s IHS Holding suffers $162.4 million in losses in H1 2022
Darwish said the group had a solid quarter despite today’s volatile macroeconomic environment.
Nigerian banking tycoon Tony Elumelu loses $10.4 million in 27 weeks from stake in United Bank for Africa
Elumelu owns a sizeable 6.96-percent stake in UBA, one of Nigeria’s leading banking groups.
Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa’s Liquid acquires Israeli tech firm, Telrad
Liquid’s cloud solutions have expanded rapidly under Masiyiwa’s leadership.
South Africa’s richest man Johann Rupert suffers $290-million wealth loss
The multimillion-dollar drop in his net worth can be attributed to the performance of his 9.14-percent stake in Richemont.
Namibian tycoon Quinton van Rooyen recoups previous losses as investors react to court ruling against JSE
Van Rooyen’s equity interest is still down by more than $40 million.
July Ndlovu-led Thungela posts record profit of $585 million as coal price soars
Thungela is a market leader in the production and export of high-quality, low-cost thermal coal.
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote’s cement business to pay $221 million in corporate tax in H1 2022
Dangote Cement is 86-percent owned by Dangote and ranks as Africa’s largest cement producer.
Aga Khan IV-backed Jubilee to receive $2.27 million from sale of Mauritian insurance subsidiary
Jubilee Holdings is a Kenyan investment holding company.