Nigerian tech tycoon Mitchell Elegbe’s Interswitch secures $110 million in joint investment
Interswitch is Nigeria’s first e-payment service.
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Jumia shares surge 14.8 percent following speculation of takeover by Nigerian tech tycoon Leo Stan Ekeh
Ekeh’s takeover of Jumia would likely make Zinox the largest e-commerce owner in Africa.
Nigerian oil billionaire Tein Jack-Rich declares interest in presidency
Tein Jack-Rich is the founder of Belemaoil Producing Limited.
South African businessman Zak Calisto to receive $11.68-million in dividends from Karooooo
Zak Calisto controls a 66-percent stake in Karooooo.
Kenyan banking tycoon Gideon Muriuki to pocket $882,400 in Co-operative Bank dividends
The dividend will be paid from the group’s retained earnings of $741.9 million at the end of 2021.
Led by Kenyan banker James Mwangi, Equity Group posts $102.4 million in profit in Q1 2022
This follows the lender’s record-high profit of $350.2 billion in 2021.
Egyptian businessman Hatem Samir’s GlobalCorp acquired by SPE Capital
Samir controls a 10-percent stake in GlobalCorp.
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote becomes world’s 61st richest man
Dangote derives the majority of his net worth from his 86-percent stake in Dangote Cement.
Cameroonian banker Alain Nkontchou acquires additional stake in Ecobank for $690,000
Ecobank is one of West and Central Africa’s leading independent regional banking groups.
Greek tycoon John Coumantaros gains $54.1 million from stake in Flour Mills
Coumantaros owns a 63.34-percent stake in the agro-allied group.
Egyptian fintech founder Ashraf Sabry loses $1.4 million from Fawry stake in 38 days
Fawry is one of Africa’s few listed fintech companies.
Kenyan tycoon Rohan Patel gains $1.2 million in two weeks from stake in Sanlam Kenya
Patel owns a significant 20.7-percent stake in the Kenyan insurer.
Led by Polish entrepreneur Iliana Montauk, Manara raises $3 million to expand talent pool in North Africa
The edtech startup was founded last year by Montauk and Laila Abudahi.
Kenyan industrialist Baloobhai Patel acquires $2.5-million stake in Bamburi Cement
Patel also owns stakes in Carbacid, Absa Bank Kenya, Co-operative Bank and Safaricom.
Nigerian logistics tycoon Taiwo Afolabi becomes chairman of Sifax Group
After working for Nigerian Express Agencies Limited in the 1980s, Afolabi founded SIFAX Group in 1988.
US rumored to be building world’s largest consulate in Nigeria with billionaire Gilbert Chagoury
In 2000, a Swiss court reportedly convicted Chagoury of laundering funds looted by Nigeria’s late military leader Sani Abacha.