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K. Don Cornwell turned three decades of sports banking into a global investment empire through Dynasty Equity and a growing portfolio of sports assets.
Mike Smith built Walmart's $5 billion e-commerce division, took Stitch Fix public, then raised $400 million for his own venture fund
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African Wealth Briefing — Thu., April 2, 2026
GTCO posts record N1.23 trillion profit, Moniepoint enters Kenya with a 78 percent bank acquisition, Innoson denies a Ghana relocation, and BET founder Robert L. Johnson quietly reclaims his billionaire status.
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Sycamore Partners co-founder Stefan Kaluzny turned distressed retail into a billionaire-making machine. Forbes now pegs his fortune at $1.3 billion.
King Mohammed VI's Managem invests $750 million to double gold production to 500k oz
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Kenyan tycoon Mohammed Jaffer's One Petroleum imported fuel at 3x govt rate during Iran crisis
One Petroleum, a subsidiary of Mombasa billionaire Mohammed Jaffer's Mbaraki Bulk Terminal, was cleared to import 60 tonnes of petrol at three times the government rate as Kenya's Iran war crisis drove fuel supply shortages.
How Sengal Selassie built a $6 billion private credit empire
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How Robert L. Johnson lost his billionaire status after building BET and Quietly won it back
BET founder Robert L. Johnson has reclaimed his place among the world's billionaires after decades of quiet, disciplined reinvention.
African Wealth Briefing — Wed., April 1, 2026
Afreximbank commits $2.5 billion to Dangote's refinery, Rupert's Remgro takes full control of Mediclinic for $950 million, Sysco buys Nathan Kirsh's Jetro for $29.1 billion, and Motsepe's ARM moves into Canadian copper.
Meet Kesha Cash, the solo Black female VC behind a $65 million empire and a unicorn
Kesha Cash is the only solo Black female VC running a $65 million empire, a unicorn and multiple exits.