Led by wealthy Ivorian Billon family, Palmci gains $45.4 million since start of 2022
Palmci operates as a subsidiary of SIFCA, an Ivorian agro-allied conglomerate.
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Kenyan tycoon James Mwangi’s stake in Equity Group is worth $59.8 million
Mwangi holds a 3.38-percent stake, or 127,809,180 shares, in the financial services group.
Christo Wiese-linked retailer Steinhoff starts payouts under $1.62-billion settlement
The move comes nearly three weeks after it received approval from a Cape Town high court to pay the investors.
Mauritian tycoon Arnaud Lagesse-led IBL Group posts $36 million in profit in H1 2022
The Mauritius-based conglomerate recorded a triple-digit increase in profit in the first half of its 2022 fiscal year.
Banking tycoon Tony Elumelu gains nearly $2.8 million from stake in UBA
Elumelu has recently shown interest in Caribbean markets as part of a strategic drive to foster wealth creation through partnership.
Mauritian tycoon Arnaud Dalias’ CIEL Limited declares $21 million in profit
Dalais, the chairman of the Mauritius-based company, owns an eight-percent stake in CIEL.
Billionaire Patrice Motsepe-linked Sanlam opens three new offices in Togo
Motsepe owns a minority stake in Sanlam through his financial business Ubuntu-Botho Investments.
Botswana tycoon Ramachandran Ottapathu’s Choppies expects 174-percent surge in H2 earnings
Ottapathu and Farouk Ismail, who occupy key roles in the store, control a combined 44.5-percent interest in Choppies Enterprise.
Ghana’s richest stock market investor Daniel Ofori’s stake in Societe Generale Ghana is worth over $9 million
Ofori owns 6.8 percent of the Accra-based bank.
Nigerian MMA fighter Israel Adesanya earns $1.54 million in first fight under lucrative contract with UFC
Adesanya remains undefeated in the UFC middleweight division.
Jailed Angolan tycoon Carlos Sao Vicente’s $900-million embezzlement trial begins in Luanda
Vicente was once a prominent figure in Angola’s oil industry.
WPP Scangroup appoints Patricia Ithau to replace fallen Kenyan mogul Bharat Thakrar as CEO
Her appointment comes a year after Thakrar stepped down as CEO.
Malagasy businessman Hassanein Hiridjee’s AXIAN Telecom launches $420-million bond
Hiridjee said the transaction’s success reflects AXIAN Telecom’s resilient business model.
South African tycoon Christo Wiese gains $48.8 million from stake in Africa’s largest retailer, Shoprite
The increase in the value of his stake can be attributed to sustained investor interest in the retail behemoth.
Nigeria’s second-richest man Abdul Samad Rabiu loses more than $180 million in 28 days
BUA Foods is a consolidated food business controlled by Rabiu, who owns 99.8 percent of the business.
UAE’s largest bank offers to acquire majority stake in Karim Awad-led EFG Hermes
The proposed transaction is FAB’s second major transaction in Egypt.