Led by Kenya’s richest families, NCBA partners with Huawei to roll out digital banking products
NCBA Group is a Nairobi-based financial services conglomerate.
Billionaires Africa
Malawian tycoon Hitesh Anadkat loses more than $38 million in 110 days from stake in FMB Capital
Anadkat owns 35.51 percent of the Port Louis-based firm.
East African Court of Justice orders Rwanda to pay tobacco tycoon Tribert Rujugiro $1 million
The court ruled that Rwanda violated a regional treaty when it took over and sold Rujugiro’s shopping mall.
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote loses $2 billion in three months as Dangote Cement shares fall
Dangote derives the majority of his wealth from his 86-percent stake in Dangote Cement.
Kenyan multimillionaire Mukuha family receives $31.5 million from Naivas stake sale
The Mukuha family retains a majority 60-percent stake in Naivas.
South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe to pocket $103-million in dividends from ARM
Patrice Motsepe is Southern Africa’s richest Black person.
Egypt’s richest man Nassef Sawiris loses $130 million in August as net worth slides below $6.8 billion
Sawiris derives his wealth from a 38.8-percent stake in Netherlands-based OCI N.V. and his six-percent shareholding in Adidas.
African-American billionaire Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter’s has now lost $100 million since start of 2022
Jay-Z is the world’s 2,076th richest man.
Kenyan Ndegwa family acquires additional $2.46-million stake in Nairobi-based lender, NCBA
The Ndegwa family’s 13.13-percent stake in NCBA Group is worth $54 million.
Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu suffers $1.2-billion loss in August from stake in BUA Cement
BUA Cement is Nigeria’s second-largest cement producer with a combined installed capacity of 8 million tonnes per annum.
Somali tycoon Abdirashid Duale’s Dahabshiil says diaspora remittances to boost regional economy
Diaspora remittances are a lifeline for many people in the Horn of Africa
South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe’s ARM reports lower earnings and revenue as iron ore prices decrease
ARM is a major South African mining and minerals company.
South African pharma billionaire Stephen Saad’s Aspen signs vaccines deal with India’s Serum Institute
Saad owns a 12.5-percent stake in Aspen worth $566 million.
Kenyan businessman John Kimani acquires additional $1.7-million stake in Centum
Aside from his ownership interest in Centum, Kimani controls 32.3 percent of Kakuzi and 2.99 percent of Nation Media Group.
Zimbabwean businessman Zinona Koudounaris loses over $53 million in 18 weeks from stake in Axia Corp
Koudounaris still ranks as one of the richest investors on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange.
Billionaire Aliko Dangote’s oil refinery to commence operation by mid-2023
The project is back on track after being hampered by several issues.