Ivorian tycoon Jean Kacou Diagou's NSIA Banque lifts profit 7% as balance sheet tops $5 billion
NSIA Banque Côte d'Ivoire, controlled by Jean Kacou Diagou, lifted 2025 profit 7% to about $72 million as its balance sheet topped $5 billion.
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Nigerian tycoon Aderemi Makanjuola's Caverton narrows loss to $10 million as revenue slides 40%
Caverton Offshore, founded by Aderemi Makanjuola, cut its pre-tax loss 74% to $9.98 million in 2025, though revenue fell 40% and debt climbed.
Egyptian billionaire Hisham Talaat Moustafa plans to nearly double TMG's hotel portfolio to 40 properties
Talaat Moustafa Group will nearly double its hotel portfolio to as many as 40 properties over the next decade, chief executive Hisham Talaat Moustafa said.
Elon Musk's SpaceX to test Starlink links with South Africa ground stations
SpaceX will test laser links between new Starlink satellites and ground stations in South Africa, the one African market where Starlink cannot legally sell service.
Billionaire Jay-Z breaks Yankee Stadium ticket record two nights running with Blueprint anniversary show
Jay-Z sold 45,832 tickets at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, a venue record, breaking the mark he set himself the previous night with Beyoncé.
African Wealth Briefing — Mon., July 13, 2026
Aliko Dangote's refinery ambitions draw a $100 million suitor as his empire keeps expanding. And a widening accountability beat closes in on fortunes from Accra to Nairobi.
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Wealth Intelligence: The Refinery Network
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Daughter of South African-born billionaire Kerr Neilson sells Sydney warehouse for $8.5 million
Beau Neilson, daughter of South African-born billionaire Kerr Neilson, has sold her Sydney warehouse for about $8.5 million, four times what she paid in 2012.
Billionaire Magic Johnson's Las Vegas NBA bid faces new rival targeting $13 billion war chest
Magic Johnson's bid for a Las Vegas NBA expansion team faces a new rival group targeting as much as $13 billion in capital.
Byron Allen donates $100,000 to family of Nolan Wells as billionaire Tyler Perry covers funeral
Media mogul Byron Allen donated $100,000 to the family of Nolan Wells, joining Tyler Perry and Colin Kaepernick in supporting the grieving family.
Egypt's wealthy Allam family weighs public listings for Hassan Allam real estate and infrastructure units
Egypt's Hassan Allam Holding is weighing public listings for real estate and infrastructure subsidiaries on Gulf exchanges or the EGX, keeping the parent private.
Billionaire Robert F. Smith's Vista Equity bids to take French ad tech firm Criteo private
Vista Equity Partners, led by billionaire Robert F. Smith, has bid to take French ad tech firm Criteo private at a premium of over 50%.
Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris takes majority control of chemical company OCI Global
Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris has taken majority control of OCI Global, lifting his stake above 55% as his take-private bid advances.
Billionaire David Steward's World Wide Technology wins $230 million US Army modernization contract
World Wide Technology, David Steward's St. Louis tech giant, has won a $230 million contract to modernize the US Army's IT infrastructure.