Deep-Dive Report: Mohammed Dewji — The Turnaround Machine
East Africa’s only billionaire built a roughly $2.1 billion fortune buying what others had given up on — and fixing it. Inside the METL playbook, the man, and the ordeal that tested both.
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Deep-Dive Report: Naguib Sawiris – The Safe-Haven Pivot
The eldest Sawiris turned a telecom windfall into a gold-and-property empire built for turbulent times — and his net worth now depends on which index you read. Inside the holdings, the strategy, and the range.
Deep-Dive Report: Tony Elumelu — The Crown Jewel
A banker turned energy consolidator is building a self-reinforcing African conglomerate — and his move on Seplat is the most consequential yet. Inside the architecture, the catalyst, and why we decline to put a net-worth figure on him.
Deep-Dive Report: Johann Rupert — Beyond Cartier
The three-vehicle architecture behind South Africa’s largest fortune — and why the Richemont headline understates it.
Deep-Dive Report: Patrice Motsepe’s Second Act
Fresh speculation surrounds Patrice Motsepe's leadership of the Confederation of African Football, with growing talk that the South African billionaire may leave the CAF presidency before his term ends in 2029.
Deep-Dive Report: The Capital Markets Moment — How Nigeria’s FTSE Upgrade, the Dangote IPO, and Seplat’s N10,000 Are Reshaping African Equity Markets
The FTSE upgrade, the Dangote IPO, Seplat's N10,000 milestone, and a $4.61 trillion banking recapitalization all landed in the same month — we map how the infrastructure being built now will outlast any single listing.
Deep-Dive Report: Africa's Refining Revolution — How the Hormuz Crisis Is Rewriting the Map
Africa spends $60 billion a year importing fuel it could refine at home — the Hormuz crisis just proved why that model is broken, and Dangote's 456,000-tonne export run shows the fix is already under way.