Congolese billionaire Paul Obambi wins tin permit as Congo's extractive output declines
Paul Obambi has won a cassiterite prospecting licence over 253 square kilometres in Kouilou, diversifying beyond the iron ore project he runs at Mayoko.
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Egyptian tycoon Hend El Sherbini takes majority control of IDH despite board rejection
Hend El Sherbini's offer for Integrated Diagnostics has gone unconditional at 56.6%, days after independent directors told shareholders the price undervalued the company.
Nigerian billionaire Rasheed Sarumi's Presco sees profit falls 20% to $23.8 million in second quarter
Presco's second-quarter profit fell 20% to ₦33 billion as revenue declined, with earnings per share dropping to ₦28 from ₦41 a year earlier.
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote's cement sales rose 22% last quarter, profit just 4%
Dangote Cement lifted half-year profit 24% to ₦640.2 billion, but second-quarter profit growth slowed to 4.4% even as revenue rose 22.2%.
Turkish billionaire Fuat Tosyalı's Algerian cold rolling mill produces its first steel
Fuat Tosyalı's Algerian subsidiary has rolled its first cold-rolled steel at Béthioua, completing the largest Turkish industrial investment outside Turkey.
Ugandan tycoon Sikander Lalani fled genocide in 1994 and built a $255 million steelmaker
Sikander Lalani abandoned his Kigali roofing factory when genocide broke out in 1994, rebuilt in Uganda, and now pays the state $51 million in tax.
Billionaire Beyoncé takes full ownership of SirDavis whisky as LVMH sells out of the brand
Moët Hennessy has sold its stake in SirDavis American Whisky to Beyoncé, handing her full ownership two years after they launched it together.
Media mogul Byron Allen cuts 180 BuzzFeed jobs to save $32 million a year
Byron Allen is cutting 35% of BuzzFeed's workforce, about 180 roles across BuzzFeed, HuffPost and Tasty, to save up to $32 million annually.
Nigerian tycoon Michael J. Prest sues Zambia's central bank for $40 million over Investrust collapse
Michael Prest's Bank of Nevis International is seeking $40 million from Zambia's central bank over the 2024 liquidation of Investrust Bank.
Billionaire Femi Otedola's First HoldCo becomes Nigeria's most valuable bank at $4.22 billion
Billionaire Femi Otedola's First HoldCo closed at ₦5.78 trillion, or $4.22 billion, passing Zenith and GTCO to become Nigeria's most valuable bank.
Mohan Vaswani's Tolaram turned Diageo's $70 million Guinness Nigeria exit into $355 million
Tolaram takes ₦8.9 billion from Guinness Nigeria's dividend on a stake it bought for ₦103.7 billion and which is now worth ₦486.8 billion.
Angola raises $321 million selling Unitel stake it seized from Isabel dos Santos
Angola raised $321 million selling 15% of Unitel, the telecoms group it nationalised from Isabel dos Santos, in its largest IPO to date.
Ghanaian tycoon Joseph Siaw Agyepong backs Nasdaq-listed health venture with $1.3 million
Joseph Siaw Agyepong's Jospong Group is providing the cash in a $2.5 million digital health joint venture with Nasdaq-listed MNDR in Ghana.
Tanzanian billionaire Rostam Aziz to reopen Ugandan outlets shut by Museveni's son
Museveni has cleared Nation Media Group to resume operations in Uganda, a month after his son shut its outlets down over press freedom.
Tanzania's Mittal brothers buy their third Vivo Energy business in three months
Mount Meru Group, owned by Tanzanian-raised brothers Atul and Arvind Mittal, is buying Vivo Energy's Rwanda and Malawi fuel businesses.
African Wealth Briefing — Tues., July 28, 2026
Aspen is handed a once-monthly HIV pill for 129 countries, royalty-free. Africa's biggest betting brand vanishes into an untraceable UAE firm. And the family that got rich on the wells the majors abandoned heads for a Paris courtroom.