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Egyptian businessman Hani Berzi gains $25 million as Edita stock surges
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U.S.-Nigerian telecom tycoon Sam Darwish’s IHS invests $750 million in solar, hybrid power projects
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South African billionaire Michiel Le Roux’s Capitec reports $326 million half-year profit
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Kenyan tycoon TK Muya’s Family Bank plans Nairobi Stock Exchange listing
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Nigerian banker Roosevelt Ogbonna buys $20 million home on London’s Billionaires' Row
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Eswatini’s richest man Natie Kirsh loses $730 million in four months
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Kenyan billionaire Vimal Shah’s Bidco, Egyptian Swiss Group eye food market expansion
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Nigerian multimillionaire oil trader Mustapha Fasinro’s Linetrale wins NNPC LNG tender
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South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe’s net worth rebounds to $3.4 billion
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South African tech tycoon Zak Calisto’s Karooooo stake rebounds above $1 billion
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