Centum, controlled by family of late tycoon Chris Kirubi, prepares to repay dollar-denominated loans
Kirubi passed away last year.
African Billionaires
Nigerian energy magnate Igho Sanomi receives maiden Golden Heart Award from GIPLC
Sanomi is known for his humanitarian efforts.
Controlled by Kenya’s richest families, NCBA Group lends Mauritian firm $10.7 million
NCBA’s loan to Grit now represents more than 2.27 percent of the real estate company’s overall debt.
South African billionaire Stephen Saad’s Aspen secures $30 million grant to make vaccines
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited is a South African multinational pharmaceutical holding company.
Serena Williams launches new company to tap into billion-dollar sports recovery industry
Her net worth has risen by $20 million since the start of the year.
Kenyan mogul Baloobhai Patel to restructure holdings in NSE-listed companies
The successful businessman also has stakes in Williamson Tea Kenya, Diamond Trust Bank Group, and Safaricom.
Ethiopia’s richest man Mohammed Al-Amoudi gains $420 million in 11 weeks
Al-Amoudi is now ranked 443rd on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Kenyan businessman James Mwangi’s Equity, NCBA fight over $1.3-million property in Nairobi
Mwangi owns a sizable 3.38-percent stake in Equity Group.
Led by Egyptian exec Pakinam Kafafi, TAQA Arabia signs MoU to develop green hydrogen plant
Kafafi, who was named one of Egypt’s top 50 influential women in 2016, made significant contributions to TAQA’s growth.
The 10 richest Black Americans in December 2022
The net worth of the 10 richest African-American billionaires rose by $910 million in 2022.
360 UHNWIs lose billionaire status in 2022, Switzerland’s biggest bank says
According to the group, there were 2,668 dollar billionaires in 2022, 87 fewer than a year earlier.
Meet Islam Shawky, Egyptian fintech founder who secured $50 million for his startup in May
Paymob has facilitated more than 120 million transactions worth more than $324.6 million under Shawky’s leadership.
Kenyan Revenue Authority reopens Humphrey Kariuki’s firm, Africa Spirits
Kariuki is the founder of Janus Continental Group.
Meet Mike Heyink, South African entrepreneur who raised $23 million for his startup this year
Heyink worked as a private equity analyst at Metier before co-founding Yellow in 2018 with Maya Stewart.
Nairobi-based tycoon Kamal Budhabatti’s Little to launch service in Ghana next week
Budhabatti co-founded Little with telecom giant Safaricom in 2016.
South African billionaire Michiel Le Roux’s Capitec hires 1,642 new workers in six months
Le Roux co-founded Capitec Bank in 1999 with Jannie Mouton and Riaan Stassen.