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Freed from sanctions, former FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov is turning to Africa to fuse chess, education, and cosmic vision into a new blueprint for global leadership.
The donation, part of the external funding for Kenya’s 2025/26 budget, marks another significant philanthropic effort by the 94-year-old billionaire.
South Africa’s richest man, Johann Rupert’s net worth, surged by $1.1 billion in less than 24 hours, reaching $14.3 billion.
Nigerian cannabis mogul Bassim Haidar doubts Trump’s proposed “gold card” visa will draw a surge of global investors, pointing to concerns over higher taxes.