Court of Appeal blocks sale of real estate assets owned by Ugandan magnate Patrick Bitature
The decision comes at a crucial time for Bitature.
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Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa loses $2.5 billion amid stock market sell-off
The slump in his net worth can be attributed to a plunge in the shares of his publicly traded companies.
Moroccan real estate billionaire Alami Lazraq loses $25 million in 55 days
Lazraq owns 51.7 percent of Casablanca-based property developer Alliances Developpement Immobilier SA.
Oprah Winfrey has now lost more than $100 million since beginning of 2022
Her net worth has dropped from $2.6 billion to $2.5 billion.
Mauritian tycoon Arnaud Lagesse-led IBL Group buys stake in leading Kenyan supermarket chain
The transaction highlights Naivas’ intrinsic value as Kenya’s largest supermarket chain.
Prosus N.V., led by South African billionaire Koos Bekker, sells $3.67-billion stake in JD.com
Prosus N.V. has grown into a leading global consumer Internet group.
South African mogul Neal Froneman’s Sibanye-Stillwater’s PGM mine in US suspended for 4-6 weeks
Regional floods led to the decision to pause operations.
Nigerian oil tycoon Adewale Tinubu’s Oando suffers $320 million in losses in 2020
Tinubu stated that 2020 was one of the most challenging years in the firm’s history.
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote to raise $723 million to finance $19-billion refinery plant in Lagos
The refinery’s pipeline infrastructure will process 540,000 barrels of Nigerian crude per day in the first phase of operation.
Nigerian tech tycoon Leo Stan Ekeh’s foundation plans to create 10,000 jobs
Ekeh is the founder of Zinox Group.
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Cameroonian media mogul Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga’s Anecdote Group pays $3.2 million to tax authority
Belinga also runs Pura, a mineral water company, and Vision 4, a Cameroonian TV channel.
South African entrepreneur Mike Heyink’s Yellow raises $23-million debt funding
Yellow was founded in 2018 to deliver life-changing tech products to low-income households in Africa.
Tanzanian gold magnate Ketan Patel suffers $1.8-million loss as Shanta Gold shares retreat
Patel owns 44,274,017 ordinary shares, or 4.22 percent of the company.
Billionaire Issad Rebrab retires as CEO of Algeria’s largest private group, Cevital
On July 1, his son Malik Rebrab, who has previously held high positions in Cevital, will take over as CEO.