Ahmed El-Sewedy’s ed-tech firm prepares to launch educational institution in Egypt
Under El-Sewedy’s leadership, the group’s ed-tech firm aims to establish universities that adopt innovative educational approaches.
African Billionaires
Kenyan tycoon Baloobhai Patel transfers $1.62-million stake in Sanlam Kenya to Aksaya
This comes shortly after Patel transferred his 4.12-percent stake in Bamburi Cement to Aksaya, his private investment office.
Nigerian billionaire TY Danjuma earns $500,000 dividend from pharma company
TY Danjuma holds a 43.28 percent stake in May & Baker Plc, the oldest pharmaceutical company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
Nigerian billionaire Mike Adenuga’s stake in Conoil soars by $59.7 million
Adenuga holds a majority 74.4-percent stake in the company, solidifying his position as a leading investor on the Nigerian Exchange.
Egyptian billionaire Yasseen Mansour’s Palm Hills faces profit decline in Q1 2023
Under Mansour’s leadership, the firm delivered exceptional financial results at the end of the 2022 fiscal year.
South African tech tycoon Zak Calisto scores $60-million gain as Karooooo shares surge
Calisto’s stake in Karooooo has risen by an impressive $60.6 million, growing by 12.5 percent from $485.7 million to $546.3 million.
Nairobi-based firm linked to Kenya’s Merali family sets sights on $6.3 million from land sale
The Merali family, custodians of the late tycoon Naushad Merali’s estate, is the majority shareholder of Sameer Africa.
Nigerian ‘tycoon’ Dozy Mmobuosi allegedly running fraudulent company — Hindenburg Research
Mmobuosi is interested in acquiring the English Football League (EFL) club Sheffield United for more than $110 million.
Kenyan tycoon James Mwangi’s Equity Group loses $8.34-million tax dispute against KRA
Equity Bank Kenya is the Kenyan banking unit of Equity Group Holdings, a financial services groupi.
Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu raises $500 million to boost cement production
Rabiu’s company, BUA Cement, will develop two new, energy-efficient cement production lines at its plant in Sokoto State.
Robert L. Johnson, world’s first Black billionaire, snaps up $20-million Palm Beach mansion
In 2001, Johnson made history by selling BET to Viacom for an astonishing $3 billion, becoming the world’s first Black billionaire.
Egyptian tycoon Ashraf Sabry’s Fawry partners with WFP to boost financial services in Egypt
Under the leadership of Sabry, Fawry reported a consolidated profit of $4.6 million in the first quarter of 2023.
South African billionaire Koos Bekker loses $26.4 million as Naspers shares decline
Bekker is one of the richest businessmen in South Africa and the entire African continent.
Nigerian venture capitalist Adeyemi Ajao named to Forbes Midas List
Ajao, founder and managing partner of Base10 Partners, is the first Black person to make the Forbes Midas List.
MTN Nigeria CFO Modupe Kadri boosts stake with additional 1,031,000 shares
Kadri assumed the role of CFO in March 2020 after an extensive tenure at MTN Nigeria, which began in 2007.
The 9 richest Black women in America in 2023
From media mogul and entertainers to sport icons and software developers, meet the nine richest Black women in America in 2023.