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Otobong Tommy is a business writer and researcher with a background in public administration. She has worked with media and policy-adjacent institutions including Ventures Africa and NAEC, contributing to research and business reporting.
Nyala Insurance, the Ethiopian insurer co-founded by billionaire Mohammed Al-Amoudi, says annual profit passed 1 billion birr as paid-up capital topped 2 billion birr.
ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is China's richest person again after his fortune jumped 43% to $99.7 billion on the back of the company's AI push.
Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale is backing Safer Human Medicine, a startup that wants to breed 30,000 monkeys in the US for medical research.
Cassava Technologies, the digital infrastructure group founded by Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa, will resell Anthropic's Claude AI models to businesses across Africa.
Billionaire developer Rick Caruso, who spent $104 million trying to beat Karen Bass in 2022, says he will vote to keep her as mayor.
Three Chinese brands have dropped Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappé after a clip showed him laughing about a meme placing his face on Mao Zedong.
Stephen Gleisner, who built The Courier Guy and sold it in 2024, denies claims he is trying to take over a Johannesburg golf estate's board.
Five suspected robbers ransacked the farm of Namibian banker Koos Brandt near Grootfontein while he was away, and he has chosen not to report it.
Cristiano Ronaldo has earned $2.09 billion over his career, the most of any athlete, as Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant join the billion-dollar club.
Billionaire Femi Otedola is buying Dangote Cement shares again as the stock surged 10%, while his First HoldCo stake gained $119 million.
Willie Nelson's hemp-derived THC drinks brand expects about $200 million in sales this year but could close when a federal ban takes effect in December.
Tiger Woods' TGR Design is set to create a £30 million links course on Northern Ireland's north coast, his first course design project in Ireland.
Ibrahim Mahama's Engineers and Planners is pursuing a $740 million claim against Gold Fields, as Ghana signals the Tarkwa mine may stay with the miner.
Jon Rahm is forfeiting about £75 million still owed on his LIV Golf contract in a separation deal that frees him to play elsewhere.
Tyler Perry has cut $3.5 million from the price of his Wyoming estate, days after buying a $30 million mansion in Puerto Rico.
Dahabshiil Motors, the car arm of Abdirashid Duale's Dahabshiil Group, has signed a deal to become an authorized dealer for China's Chery in Somalia.