Wealthy Kenyatta family gains $16.5 million as NCBA shares soar on NSE
The Kenyatta family owns a 13.2-percent stake in NCBA Group.
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Ghanaian founder Gregory Rockson’s mPharma acquires majority stake in HealthPlus
mPharma manages pharmaceutical inventories for African mom-and-pop pharmacies.
Ethiopia’s richest man Mohammed Al Amoudi has now lost $1.45 billion so far in 2022
Al-Amoudi still remains Ethiopia’s richest man and one of Africa’s wealthiest businessmen.
Multimillionaire Rajabali brothers gain $3.4 million from stake in Tanzania’s largest bank
The Rajabali brothers own a 2.6-percent stake in CRDB Bank Plc.
Moroccan tycoon Alami Lazraq gains $15 million from stake in Casablanca-based property developer
The news solidifies his position as one of the richest investors on the Casablanca bourse.
Nigerian billionaire Tony Elumelu to receive $1.11 million in interim dividends from UBA
Elumelu owns 6.96 percent of UBA, or 2,380,941,756 ordinary shares.
Aliko Dangote drops out of list of top 80 billionaires as net worth slumps
The decline in his net worth can be attributed to the fall in the share price of Dangote Cement.
Ecobank names Kenyan banking exec Jeremy Awori as CEO
Awori is joining Ecobank after 25 years in the banking industry.
Kenyan banking exec Jeremy Awori to take over from Ade Ayeyemi as CEO of Ecobank
Absa Bank Kenya reported triple-digit earnings growth in the 2021 fiscal year.
African-American billionaire Oprah Winfrey earns $6.6 million in profit from sale of CA property
Her primary residence is still her 66-acre “Promised Land” estate in Montecito, California.
Nigerian banker Tony Elumelu’s UBA posts $164 million in profit in H1 2022
Elumelu owns a sizable 6.96-percent stake in the banking group, or 2,380,941,756 ordinary shares.
Senior banking executive Jeremy Awori steps down after decade as CEO of Absa Bank Kenya
His resignation will take effect on Oct. 31.
South African tycoon Jens Montanana’s Datatec joins UN corporate sustainability initiative
Montanana founded Datatec in 1986 and owns a significant 11.98-percent stake in the group.
North African billion-dollar conglomerates shine in Forbes ranking of Arab family businesses
Arab family businesses have recently experienced a V-shaped recovery.
Tunisian tycoon Abdelwaheb Ben Ayed’s Poulina Group sets up solar energy subsidiary
Ayed owns a beneficial 3.4-percent stake in Poulina Group.
French businessman Jeremy Hodara’s Jumia partners with Zipline to pioneer drone delivery across Africa
Jumia is Africa’s leading e-commerce platform.