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African Wealth Briefing — Mon., Nov. 2, 2026
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African Wealth Briefing — Mon., Nov. 2, 2026

Africa's ten richest are now worth $142.5 billion, with Aliko Dangote close to 39% of it. South Africa's Rupert, Oppenheimer and le Roux families are lining up their heirs. And Idrissa Nassa's Coris Bank posted a $106 million nine-month profit.

,   and  Mfonobong Nsehe
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Deep-Dive Report: The November Rich List — How Dangote Pulled $24 Billion Ahead, Why Rupert Fell, and What Moves Africa's Ten Largest Fortunes
Deep-Dive Report

Deep-Dive Report: The November Rich List — How Dangote Pulled $24 Billion Ahead, Why Rupert Fell, and What Moves Africa's Ten Largest Fortunes

Africa's ten richest are worth $142.5 billion, up $21.2 billion since September, and Aliko Dangote accounts for 39% of it. The other nine together lost ground. A name-by-name deep-dive on what drives each fortune, why the estimates differ, and what could move the list next.

,   and  Mfonobong Nsehe
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The Inside Story: The Banker of the Sahel — How Idrissa Nassa Turned a Struggling Ouagadougou Lender Into a $9 Billion Group, and What His Push Into Central Africa Will Test
The Inside Story

The Inside Story: The Banker of the Sahel — How Idrissa Nassa Turned a Struggling Ouagadougou Lender Into a $9 Billion Group, and What His Push Into Central Africa Will Test

Idrissa Nassa started out trading bicycle parts in 1984. In 2001 he bought a struggling Burkinabe lender, and today Coris has about $9 billion in assets and a share price up 196% this year. How the trader built the bank, and what his move into Central Africa will test.

,   and  Mfonobong Nsehe
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Wealth Intelligence: The Heirs — How the Rupert, Oppenheimer and Le Roux Families Are Passing On $30 Billion, and What Succession Means for Richemont, Capitec and South African Capital
Wealth Intelligence

Wealth Intelligence: The Heirs — How the Rupert, Oppenheimer and Le Roux Families Are Passing On $30 Billion, and What Succession Means for Richemont, Capitec and South African Capital

Johann Rupert is 76, Nicky Oppenheimer 81 and Michiel le Roux 77. Between them they control about $30 billion, and each family is handing over in a different way. How the structures work, what the heirs have done, and what succession means for Richemont, Capitec and their investors.

,   and  Mfonobong Nsehe
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