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Evercare Health Fund is a U.S.-based private equity fund.
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Aliko Dangote’s net worth surpass $19 billion, first time since September
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South African billionaire Johann Rupert sees net worth rise by $1.76 billion in November
Rupert’s equity stake in Richemont accounts for the majority of his $10.3-billion fortune.
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Mwangi owns a sizable 3.38-percent stake in Equity Group.
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Raval founded Devki Group with his wife in Nairobi in 1986 as a small steel-processing company.
Nigerian tycoon Temitope Lawani’s Helios buys stakes in two data centers in Kenya, Morocco
Helios Investment is one of the largest Africa-focused private investment firms.
Six Black executives leading America’s top 500 companies in 2022
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Elon Musk’s Starlink to launch satellite Internet service in Tanzania in 2023
Starlink provides global high-speed, low-latency broadband Internet.
African-American mogul Ye to sell off Balenciaga, Adidas, Gap hoodies for $20
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Kenyan businessman James Mwangi’s Equity posts $281 million in profit in 9M 2022
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Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris gains $360 million in 22 days
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