Bank of Uganda takes interest in $10-million loan dispute between Patrick Bitature, Vantage Capital
Bitature is the founder, chairman, and group CEO of Simba Group, an East African conglomerate.
Billionaires Africa
South African mogul Adrian Gore’s Discovery Limited launches private firefighting service
Gore owns a sizable 7.48-percent stake in the Sandton-based company.
Wealthy South African Ackerman family receives $15 million in Pick n Pay dividends
The $15.04-million dividend was drawn from the group’s retained earnings of $306.5 million.
Nigerian tech tycoon Mitchell Elegbe’s Interswitch to start paying allowances to employee spouses
Interswitch did not specify how much it will pay or the range of pay.
Dutch-Nigerian tycoon Cornelius Vink-linked Titan Trust Bank secures $300 million from Afreximbank
Titan Trust Bank is one of many subsidiaries of Tropical Genera Investment Group.
Led by Egyptian exec Karim Awad, EFG Hermes issues $26.8-million bond
The bond has a credit rating of “A-” from Middle East Ratings and Investor Services.
South African billionaire Michiel Le Roux gains $135 million in 35 days, net worth nears $2 billion
Le Roux owns 11.41 percent of the leading banking group.
Wealthy Kenyan Ndegwa family gains $3.1 million from stake in NCBA Group
The Ndegwa family owns 12.52 percent of NCBA Group, which is worth more than $45 million.
Egyptian mogul Ahmed Ezz’s steel company records more than $65 million in profit in Q1 2022
Ezz owns a majority 60.7-percent stake in Ezz Steel.
Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu gains half a billion dollars off back of stake in BUA Cement
The total value of Rabiu’s shares in publicly traded companies is now more than $8.6 billion.
South African billionaire Stephen Saad loses more than $250 million from Aspen Pharma stake
Saad owns a 12.5-percent stake in Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, worth $566 million.
Moroccan PM Aziz Akhannouch’s Maghreb Oxygene reports $7.6 million in profit in Q1 2022
Akhannouch is a leading businessman who was appointed prime minister of Morocco in September 2021.
Egyptian mogul Khaled Mahmoud’s MM Group reports 60-percent slump in earnings in Q1 2022
Mahmoud owns a significant 10.13-percent stake in the company, worth nearly $13 million.
South African mogul Nicky Oppenheimer’s net worth increases by $825 million in 2022
Oppenheimer is one of a handful of African billionaires whose fortunes have grown significantly in 2022.
Egyptian multimillionaire Medhat Khalil’s Raya Holding to sell stake in Ostool Transport in $14.3-million deal
Raya Holding has grown into a leading brand in Egypt since its formation in 1999.