Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris gains $360 million in 22 days
Sawiris derives the majority of his fortune from his 38.8-percent stake in OCI N.V. and his six percent stake in Adidas.
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South African businesswoman Noluthando Gosa’s stake in ArcelorMittal now worth $18.5 million
Gosa owns a 6.15-percent stake in ArcelorMittal South Africa.
South African billionaire Christo Wiese-linked Pepkor posts $353 million in profit in 2022
In 2014, Wiese sold Pepkor to Steinhoff International in exchange for 20 percent of Steinhoff’s issued shares.
Nigerian tycoon Tayo Amusan-led Shoprite Nigeria restates expansion plans
Shoprite Nigeria is owned by Ketron Investment Limited, an investment group led by Amusan.
South African-born billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong’s net worth gains $370 million in 51 days
The recent increase reduced his year-to-date wealth loss to $875 million.
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote’s cement plans to buy back shares worth $917 million
None of Dangote Cement’s directors will take part in the share buyback program.
Kenyan entrepreneur Kageni Wilson’s Finplus crosses $1-billion transaction value mark
Kenyan entrepreneurs Kageni Wilson and Bernard Banta founded Finplus Group in 2017.
Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu, others raise $2.2 million for flood victims
Rabiu’s participation in the fundraising comes after he established the $23.8-million Nigeria Security Support Fund.
Moroccan billionaire Othman Benjelloun gains $200 million in four weeks
The Moroccan billionaire derives the majority of his wealth from his investment in BMCE Group.
South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe gains $270 million in 53 days from stake in ARM
Motsepe, who founded ARM in 1997 as South Africa’s first Black-owned mining company, owns 39.7 percent of the company.
Ugandan tycoon Ham Serunjogi’s Chipper Cash to acquire Zambian fintech firm, Zoona
Chipper Cash was co-founded in 2018 by Serunjogi and his Ghanaian business partner Maijid Moujaled.
Egyptian businessman Hani Berzi’s Edita posts $25.7 million in profit in 9M 2023
Berzi owns a 41.95-percent stake in the leading packaged food maker through Quantum Invest BV.
Mohamed Mansour’s Infinity Power to commence work on green hydrogen project
Mansour stated that the company is honored to be working on its first-ever green hydrogen project.
Kenyan businessman John Kimani loses $1.6 million in single day from Kakuzi
Kimani controls a 34.54-percent stake in Kakuzi.
Billionaire Robert Smith’s Vista Equity secures $11 billion in latest flagship fund
Almost all of Smith’s fortune stems from his stake in Vista Equity.
U.S. billionaire Bill Gates commits $7 billion to support health, agriculture in Africa
The Gates Foundation has distributed more than $80 billion in grants, not including the $7 billion just earmarked for Africa.