Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola becomes university chancellor
Ten months ago, Otedola was also named vice president of UK-based NGO Save the Children.
Billionaires Africa
Iain Williamson-led Old Mutual looks set to acquire South African insurer, Genric
The deal is still subject to regulatory approval.
Egyptian real estate mogul Hisham Talaat Moustafa loses $8 million from TMG stake in one month
Moustafa controls a 43.16-percent stake in the conglomerate for the Talaat Moustafa family.
Zimbabwean mogul John Moxon’s Meikles records $11 million in profits in 2022
Meikles is a Zimbabwean conglomerate with a diversified portfolio of investments.
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.
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.