Chiwetel Ejiofor built a $16 million fortune from 12 Years a Slave to Marvel
Chiwetel Ejiofor, the son of Nigerian immigrants in East London, turned an Oscar-nominated career across indie film and Marvel into a quiet fortune.
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Alicia Keys turned 16 Grammys into a $75 million music and beauty empire
Alicia Keys grew up in a one-room Hell's Kitchen apartment and turned 16 Grammys into a music, beauty and Broadway empire worth millions.
Elon Musk's SpaceX just bought AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion and its stock hit $211 a share
SpaceX has agreed to acquire AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion in an all-stock deal days after completing the largest IPO in stock market history.
Madagascar billionaire Hassanein Hiridjee's AXIAN Energy raises $60 million to expand renewable power across Africa
Hassanein Hiridjee's Axian Energy has secured a $60 million financing facility with Mauritius Commercial Bank to fund renewable energy expansion across six African countries.
Controversial Zimbabwean tycoon Wicknell Chivayo wins a stake in Kenya's $2.9 billion airport expansion deal
Wicknell Chivayo's IMC Construction Kenya has won a stake in the Sh375 billion ($2.9 billion) JKIA expansion deal alongside Chinese state-owned construction giant CCCC.
Elon Musk's net worth hits $1.4 trillion and the $2 trillion mark is now in sight
Elon Musk's net worth has hit $1.4 trillion on the Forbes real-time tracker as SpaceX shares continue rising after the largest IPO in history.
Nathan Kirsh closes in on $20 billion, tightening his grip on second place among Africa's richest
Eswatini-born Nathan Kirsh is closing in on a $20 billion fortune, cementing second place among Africa's richest after selling his US food-distribution empire.
Chris Paul turned a $400 million NBA career into a $160 million investment empire
Chris Paul never won an NBA title, but the point guard built one of the deepest business and investment portfolios in American sports.
Tony Elumelu's United Capital acquires 5-percent stake in Nigerian Exchange Group
United Capital, the Pan-African group backed by financier Tony Elumelu, has completed the acquisition of a 5% equity stake in Nigerian Exchange Group.
Nigerian-born Hakeem Olajuwon built a $300 million fortune without ever borrowing a dollar
Hakeem Olajuwon left Lagos as a teenage goalkeeper, became the NBA's best center, then built a $300 million fortune refusing to borrow a cent.
Dak Prescott's $240 million Cowboys contract is funding a quiet business empire built to last beyond football
Dak Prescott signed a $240 million Cowboys contract in 2024 and is building a business empire spanning restaurants, AI fitness tech, beverages and startup investing.
Dangote Refinery is ramping up Nigerian crude purchases as the Iran war disrupts global oil markets
Dangote Refinery is ramping up purchases of Nigerian crude as the Iran war reduces overseas demand for West African grades and lifts Nigerian crude premiums.
Tycoon Sandile Zungu's Madagascar nickel mine is back in production after a cyclone knocked it out for four months
Madagascar's Ambatovy nickel mine, being acquired by Sandile Zungu's ZICO consortium, has restarted production after a four-month shutdown caused by Cyclone Gezani damage.
David Robinson earned $116 million in the NBA and built a $200 million fortune
David Robinson delayed his NBA career to serve in the Navy, then turned a Hall of Fame run into a $3 billion real estate firm.
Canada just found Elon Musk's Grok guilty of violating privacy laws over sexualised deepfake images
Canada's privacy commissioner has found Elon Musk's Grok violated federal privacy law by launching an image generator that creates sexualised deepfake images without user consent.
Kenyan tycoon TK Muya's Family Bank wins regulatory approval for its long-awaited NSE listing
Family Bank has received Capital Markets Authority approval to list on the Nairobi Securities Exchange on June 23 after raising KES 8 billion ($61.8 million) in 2025.