Kenyan businessman James Mwangi donates $1 million to support families facing extreme hunger
Kenya is suffering from its worst drought in decades.
Billionaires Africa
South Africa’s richest man Johann Rupert gains $1.4 billion as net worth surpass $10 billion
Rupert still ranks among those African billionaires who have lost a significant portion of their wealth since the start of the year.
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote is now richer than Binance boss Changpeng Zhao
Dangote has a net worth of $18.3 billion.
Egyptian billionaire Yasseen Mansour’s Palm Hills posts $37.4 million in profit in 9M 2022
Mansour owns a sizable 5.22-percent stake in the Cairo-based property developer.
Johann Rupert’s Richemont posts record earnings, with profit exceeding $2.1 billion
The group’s financial performance in the first half of 2023 builds on previous results.
Wealthy Kenyatta family gains $11.6 million from stake in NCBA since start of 2022
The Kenyatta family owns a 13.2-percent stake in NCBA Group.
26-year-old Nigerian entrepreneur becomes youngest Black woman to raise $10 million
Olowe is a serial entrepreneur who recently graduated from UCLA.
South African tycoon Jonathan Jawno gains $20 million from stake in Transactional Capital
Jawno owns a significant 9.59-percent stake in the investment holding.
Nairobi-based tycoon Kamal Budhabatti’s Little announces Naivas, Carrefour as new partners
Budhabhatti founded Little in collaboration with the telecom giant Safaricom in 2016.
South African businessman Adrian Gore gains $51.7 million in 10 days
Discovery was founded in 1992 by Gore and Barry Swartzberg.
Strive Masiyiwa’s Liquid to spend $19.7 million to set up Dataport service in Africa
Liquid Intelligent Technologies is a subsidiary of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology firm founded by Strive Masiyiwa.
Nigerian mogul Pascal Dozie’s stake in MTN Nigeria now worth $148 million
Dozie still owns a 1.6-percent stake in the telecom service provider.
Court cancels corruption allegations against Nigerian billionaire Benedict Peters
Peters is the founder of Aiteo Group.
Nigerian banker Herbert Wigwe acquires additional stake worth $1.5 million in Access Holding
The deal has solidified his interest in the group.
South African pharma billionaire Stephen Saad’s Aspen closes $1.26-billion credit facility
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited is a South African multinational pharmaceutical holding company.