The Inside Story: The Invisible Billionaire
He is worth roughly $9 billion on Bloomberg and absent from Forbes entirely. Inside the private empire of Mohammed Al-Amoudi — and why a collapsed Moroccan refinery just pulled him back into view.
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Deep-Dive Report: Ahmed El Sewedy — Wiring a Region
The Elsewedy Electric chief is turning Egypt’s cable champion into a pan-regional infrastructure and manufacturing force — from power lines to electric cars. Inside the empire, the expansion, and an honest read of the number.
Wealth Intelligence: Abdul Samad Rabiu — The Fastest Climb
BUA’s cement-and-food champion nearly doubled his fortune in 2026 to become Africa’s second-richest — and just handed his son the next chapter. A full read of the holdings, the surge, and the succession.
The Inside Story: The Petrol Premier
Morocco’s billionaire prime minister is fighting bills to cap fuel prices in a market his own company dominates — reviving the oldest question about him.
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.
Wealth Intelligence: Mike Adenuga — The Quiet Colossus
Nigeria’s most private billionaire built a fortune of roughly $6.5 billion on telecoms and oil — and tells almost no one how. A full read of an empire that hides in plain sight.
The Inside Story: The $39 Billion Question
A decade in the making and only now running at full capacity, the world’s most ambitious refinery had never carried a market price. In ten days this month, it finally did — and the demand suggests the number is a floor.
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.
Wealth Intelligence: Patrice Motsepe – The $700 Million Reversal
A gold correction stripped $700 million from South Africa’s richest Black industrialist in three months. The episode is a window into a fortune built on mining beta — and the quieter machine built to offset it.
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.
Wealth Intelligence: Jim Ovia — The $643 Million Pivot
The founder of Nigeria’s most profitable bank has left its chairmanship — and is pouring his conviction into the Lagos skyline. A full read of where the fortune sits, and where it’s moving.
The Inside Story: The Bridge Between Friends
How a near-two-decade friendship between South Africa’s richest man and Rurik Göbel collapsed over a R2.3 billion Stellenbosch land deal.
Deep-Dive Report: Johann Rupert — Beyond Cartier
The three-vehicle architecture behind South Africa’s largest fortune — and why the Richemont headline understates it.
Wealth Intelligence: Aliko Dangote — The $40 Billion Climb
Anatomy of a $6.8 billion year — and the refinery, cement and listings that could carry Africa’s richest man past $40 billion.
Wealth Intelligence: Othman Benjelloun — The Succession Question
At 93, Othman Benjelloun still holds both the chairman and chief-executive titles at Bank of Africa, still chairs the strategy committee, and by all accounts intends to keep going.
The Inside Story: The $100 Million Handshake
On May 20, two men who have been friends for 25 years stood on the same refinery jetty. One is preparing to sell a slice of the future. The other is buying in.