Nigerian banker Herbert Wigwe recoups $2.1 million after last week’s losses
Wigwe owns 4.51 percent of Access Holdings.
African Billionaires
Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest’s firm doubles down on green manure projects in Kenya
Recent agreement could make Forrest richer and unlock gains for Kenya.
Kenya’s Moi family secures license to supply electricity from multimillion-dollar power plant
Kenya’s Moi family ranks second as the country’s largest landowner.
Nigerian billionaire Benedict Peters set to receive African Philanthropist Award in Rwanda
Peters has more than 30 years of successful business leadership experience.
Tymebank breaks new ground with 6.2 million customers thanks to Patrice Motsepe’s ARC support
TymeBank is owned in part by ARC Financial Services Holding, a Black-owned and -controlled company linked to Motsepe.
Moroccan businessman Hassane Amor loses $2.6 million from stake in Casablanca-based IT firm
Amor owns a 56.17-percent stake in the Casablanca-based IT services provider.
Meet Jesse Ghansah, Ghanaian entrepreneur who raised $17 million for his startup in 2022
Ghansah launched Float in 2020 to address African SMEs’ financing and cashflow issues.
Nigerian real estate mogul Paul Onwuanibe’s Landmark Africa secures $24 million funding from Shelter Afrique
Landmark Africa has extended exceptional services to more than 5,000 organizations.
Nigerian shipping tycoon Victor Odili’s stake in MTN Nigeria has slumped by $21.5 million within 48 hours
Odili is a former non-executive director of MTN Nigeria, one of Africa’s largest telecom providers.
Egypt’s richest man Nassef Sawiris loses $300 million in one week
Sawiris’ stakes in Adidas and OCI have fallen in value below $1.9 billion and $2.6 billion.
Somali tycoon Abdirashid Duale receives recognition for supporting women’s entrepreneurship
Duale and Dahabshiil’s recent recognition comes after they received two Global Good Governance awards from Cambridge IFA.
Michael Jordan considers selling majority stake in billion-dollar Charlotte Hornets franchise
He is expected to maintain a minority ownership interest in the franchise.
African-American mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs wants BET to be Black-owned again
Sean “Diddy” Combs emphasized the need for greater ownership, influence, and control by people of color in the media industry
Moroccan real estate mogul Alami Lazraq loses $4.3 million from stake in ADI
Lazraq, a Moroccan real estate mogul who founded Alliances Group in 1994, owns 51.7 percent of ADI.
Kenyan banker Gideon Muriuki’s Co-op Bank records nearly $170 million in profit in 2022
Co-operative Bank Group is a Nairobi-based financial services group.