Tanzanian investor Hans Macha has gained nearly $1.5 million since beginning of 2022
Macha owns a total 1.9-percent stake in CRDB Bank.
Billionaires Africa
Serena Williams’ VC firm leads $12.3-million investment in Ugandan fintech startup, Numida
Through Serena Ventures, Williams has invested in more than 60 startups.
Portuguese telecom group Sonaecom ends partnership with Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos
Dos Santos is the daughter of Angola’s former president.
South African billionaire banker Michiel Le Roux’s Capitec posts over $255 million in profit in H1 2022
Le Roux owns a sizable 11.41-percent stake in Capitec Bank.
Egyptian steel tycoon Ahmed Ezz gains $55.4 million from stake in Ezz Steel
Ezz owns 60.7 percent of the company.
Namibian tycoon Koos Brandt’s Capricorn Group spends nearly $1 million on charity
This represents 1.3 percent of the group’s profit after tax for the period under review.
Kenyan media mogul John Kimani acquires additional $1.4-million stake in Kakuzi
Kimani recently received approval to increase his ownership to just under 40 percent.
Moroccan billionaire Othman Benjelloun’s BMCE Capital launches $4.5-million VC fund for startups
The fund will be raised from renowned Moroccan investors and institutional financial organizations.
Kenyan banker James Mwangi loses $7.14 million in seven weeks
Mwangi owns a sizable 3.38-percent stake in Equity Group.
Swazi billionaire Natie Kirsh has now lost $640 million in 15 days
Kirsh is Eswatini’s richest man.
Led by Egypt’s richest family, Orascom Construction to build strategic warehouse in Egypt
The billionaire Sawiris family owns 51.8 percent of Orascom Construction.
Egyptian entrepreneur Amir Aboul Fotouh’s Mazaya startup raises $5 million to drive expansion plans
Mazaya was founded in December 2021.
British beverage group, Diageo appoints Kenyan exec John Musunga as Guinness Nigeria CEO
Musunga is the managing director of Kenya Breweries Limited.
Namibian tycoon Quinton van Rooyen’s Trustco files lawsuit against Bank of Namibia
Van Rooyen owns 63.94 percent of Trustco.
Nigerian-Lebanese tycoon Bassim Haidar plans to launch BNPL e-commerce product in South Africa
The product will provide e-commerce suppliers with a cost guarantee.
Egyptian tycoon Ahmed El Sewedy-led El Sewedy Electric to secure $102.5-million credit facilities from seven banks
The announcement follows the receipt of a $150-million loan from the International Finance Corporation.