Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris’ Orascom recovers sharply as profit soars above $10 million
Orascom Investment Holding maintains investments in the telecom, media, and technology sectors.
African Billionaires
Meet Tope Awotona, the only African tech founder who became billionaire this year
Awotona’s majority stake in Calendly is worth at least $1.4 billion.
Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu’s cement firm pays workers $10.7 million in salary in 9M 2022
Rabiu derives the majority of his fortune from his 92-percent stake in BUA Cement.
Afreximbank set to buy shares in Geregu Power, Femi Otedola’s power-generating firm
Geregu is one of Nigeria’s largest power-generating enterprises.
Widow of late Tanzanian billionaire Reginald Mengi suffers legal setback in inheritance row
Tanzanian billionaire Reginald Mengi died on May 2, 2019, in Dubai, UAE.
Egyptian steel tycoon Ahmed Ezz’s Ezz Steel posts record profit thanks to higher output
Ezz owns 60.7 percent of Ezz Steel.
Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler to receive $250 million from Congolese govt
Gertler is the founder and president of DGI Group.
Nigerian banker Herbert Wigwe’s Access Holdings set to launch new European unit
Wigwe owns a 4.51-percent stake in the financial services group.
Issad Rebrab’s Cevital opens multimillion-dollar electric motors factory in Algeria
The launch of the plant comes five months after Rebrab stepped down as CEO of the group.
Mike Teke’s firm Seriti leads charge in South Africa’s green energy transition
Teke, CEO of Seriti Resources, said the deal will facilitate the decarbonization of South Africa’s energy grid.
Patrice Motsepe-linked SIH combines with Absa to create one of South Africa’s largest asset managers
SIH is Sanlam’s third-party asset management company.
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote gains $1.5 billion in November
Dangote derives most of his wealth from an 86-percent stake in Dangote Cement.
Kenyan tycoon banker James Mwangi’s Equity rolls out risk-based lending
Mwangi owns a sizable 3.38-percent stake in Equity Group.
Global police agency Interpol confirms red notice for Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos
According to Forbes magazine, dos Santos was once Africa’s richest woman.
Nigerian billionaires, other owners of private jets sue gov’t over $67.5-million tax
Nigerian billionaire Mike Adenuga owns a Bombardier Global Express XRS and a Bombardier Challenger 604 aircraft.
Egyptian businessman Hani Berzi gains $29 million in 30 days from stake in Edita
Berzi owns a significant 41.95-percent stake in Edita Food Industries.