Kenyan entrepreneur Kageni Wilson’s Finplus crosses $1-billion transaction value mark
Kenyan entrepreneurs Kageni Wilson and Bernard Banta founded Finplus Group in 2017.
Billionaires Africa
Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu, others raise $2.2 million for flood victims
Rabiu’s participation in the fundraising comes after he established the $23.8-million Nigeria Security Support Fund.
Moroccan billionaire Othman Benjelloun gains $200 million in four weeks
The Moroccan billionaire derives the majority of his wealth from his investment in BMCE Group.
South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe gains $270 million in 53 days from stake in ARM
Motsepe, who founded ARM in 1997 as South Africa’s first Black-owned mining company, owns 39.7 percent of the company.
Ugandan tycoon Ham Serunjogi’s Chipper Cash to acquire Zambian fintech firm, Zoona
Chipper Cash was co-founded in 2018 by Serunjogi and his Ghanaian business partner Maijid Moujaled.
Egyptian businessman Hani Berzi’s Edita posts $25.7 million in profit in 9M 2023
Berzi owns a 41.95-percent stake in the leading packaged food maker through Quantum Invest BV.
Mohamed Mansour’s Infinity Power to commence work on green hydrogen project
Mansour stated that the company is honored to be working on its first-ever green hydrogen project.
Kenyan businessman John Kimani loses $1.6 million in single day from Kakuzi
Kimani controls a 34.54-percent stake in Kakuzi.
Billionaire Robert Smith’s Vista Equity secures $11 billion in latest flagship fund
Almost all of Smith’s fortune stems from his stake in Vista Equity.
U.S. billionaire Bill Gates commits $7 billion to support health, agriculture in Africa
The Gates Foundation has distributed more than $80 billion in grants, not including the $7 billion just earmarked for Africa.
Kenyan banker Gideon Muriuki’s Co-op Bank posts record earnings, as profits exceed $130 million
Muriuki owns a two-percent stake in the leading financial services group.
South African mogul Neal Froneman gains $4.7 million in 56 days from Sibanye-Stillwater
Froneman owns a 0.074-percent stake in the leading precious metal mining group.
South African billionaire Nicky Oppenheimer’s net worth increases by $225 million in 2022
The majority of Oppenheimer’s billion-dollar fortune stems from his private equity investments.
Led by Egyptian Ghabbour family, GB Auto posts $51.8 million in profit in 9M 2022
The Ghabbour family’s 62.9-percent stake in GB Auto is worth nearly $125 million.
American-Nigerian tycoon Sam Darwish’s IHS posts $214 million in losses in 9M 2022
Darwish owns 3.5 percent of IHS Holdings.
Ex-MTN CEO Mteto Nyati acquires 40-percent stake in South African firm, BSG
Nyati is an inspiring leader with a proven track record of executing growth and turnaround strategies.