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.
Billionaires Africa
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.
Led by Kenya’s richest families, NCBA Group plans to launch seven new branches before year’s end
This year alone, the group has launched four branches in Kenya.
Kenyan mogul Manu Chandaria regains control of Kaluworks as banks write off $55-million debt
Kaluworks is a manufacturing firm and a subsidiary of Chandaria’s main company, Comcraft Group.
South African billionaire Nicky Oppenheimer gains $130 million in August
Oppenheimer’s net worth rose from $8.3 billion to $8.43 billion.
Gbenga Agboola-led Flutterwave advances plans for NASDAQ IPO despite allegations
Flutterwave is a San Francisco- and Lagos-based fintech group.
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote to cut Nigerian sugar imports by 40 percent
Dangote founded Dangote Sugar Refinery in the 1970s.
Cameroonian banker Alain Nkontchou loses over $1 million from investment in Ecobank
The company’s market capitalization is presently $471 million.
Controlled by Kenya’s richest families, NCBA Group posts $65 million in profit in H1 2022
The double-digit increase in earnings was driven by a significant rise in interest and non-interest income.
Egyptian businessman Medhat Khalil’s Raya partners with Lafarge Egypt to convert trucks to natural gas
Khalil owns 58.1 percent of the company, or 1,245,661,205 shares.
Egyptian tech tycoon Mostafa Kandil gains over $1 million from stake in startup, Swvl Holdings
Kandil owns 6.35 percent of Swvl, a global supplier of disruptive tech-enabled mass transit solutions.
Nigerian tycoon Herbert Wigwe’s Access Holdings gets approval to acquire Lagos-based First Guarantee Pension
Wigwe holds a 4.26-percent stake in the pan-African group.
Robert Smith, America’s richest Black person, sees net worth rise by $2.95 billion in 2022
The performance of his stake in Vista Equity Partners can be thanked for the billion-dollar increase in his net worth.
Walmart to buy remaining stake in South African mogul Mark Lamberti’s Massmart for $377 million
If shareholders agree, the retailer will be delisted from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.