Egyptian tech entrepreneur Mohammed Abdulaziz’ Brimore gets $25 million to grow product offerings and supplier lists
Brimore is Africa’s first and fastest-growing social commerce and parallel distribution channel.
Billionaires Africa
Namibian tycoon Quinton van Rooyen’s Trustco Group suffers over $64.6 million in losses in 2021
It is the second year in a row that the diversified investment holding has posted losses.
Nassef Sawiris, Egypt’s richest man, loses $230 million in first month of 2022
Sawiris is the eighth-richest billionaire in Africa and Egypt’s richest man with a fortune worth more than $6.27 billion.
Led by Richmond Bassey, Nigerian brokerage app Bamboo raises $15 million to drive pan-African expansion
Bamboo is a digital investment platform that gives users real-time access to over 3,000 New York Stock Exchange-listed stocks.
South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe’s ARM acquires Bokoni mine for $334 million
ARM will invest $334 million per year in the development of the mine to get it up and running.
Nigerian billionaire Abdulsamad Rabiu’s BUA Cement commissions 3 million metric tonnes
BUA Cement’s market capitalization is $5.7 billion, making it the fourth most capitalized company on the Nigerian Exchange.
Controlled by Royal Family of Morocco, Managem partners with Glencore to produce cobalt
Managem is an industrial mining group with more than 90 years of experience operating a diversified metals portfolio.
Pieter Engelbrecht-led Shoprite posts $5.59 billion in revenue in H1 2022
The retailer’s market capitalization on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange is $7.8 billion.
Saltzman family of South Africa sells warehouse facilities to Dis-Chem for $14.2 million
Dis-Chem Pharmacies is a leading pharmacy retail and healthcare group based in South Africa.
Zimbabwe’s richest man Strive Masiyiwa joins Gates Foundation as board member
The Gates Foundation has given out more than $60 billion in grants since its inception 21 years ago.
Moroccan tycoon Moulay Hafid Elalamy to acquire substantial stake in Othman Benjelloun’s BMCE Group
Elalamy is the founder and owner of Saham Group, one of Morocco’s leading insurance service providers.
Aliko Dangote’s Dangote Cement buys back shares worth $84.5 million
Dangote Cement is Africa’s largest cement maker, with a production capacity of 48.6 million tonnes per year across 10 countries.
Kenyan tycoon Jaswant Rai challenges Mumias Sugar’s leasing contract to younger brother’s firm
The legal action is expected to exacerbate the Rai brothers’ feud over their late father’s inheritance.
Egypt’s richest man Nassef Sawiris enters ‘exclusive negotiating agreement’ to own MLS 30th extension team
MLS is a men’s professional soccer league and the highest level of professional soccer in the United States and Canada.
Tunisian tycoon Abdelwaheb Ben Ayed’s Poulina Group reports $1.1 billion in revenue in 2021
Poulina Group is a Tunisian conglomerate with interests in real estate, public works and infrastructure, wood and home appliances.
Senegalese tech entrepreneur Bamba Lo’s PAPS secures $4.5 million in funding to expand operations
Lo, a Senegalese digital entrepreneur, launched PAPS in 2016 to provide end-to-end logistics solutions for firms.