South African tech tycoon Zak Calisto gains $166 million in four weeks
Calisto is one of Africa’s richest tech entrepreneurs.
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Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu and son receive $151.6 million in dividends from food business
Just three weeks ago, the Nigerian billionaire received a massive $208-million dividend from BUA Cement.
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote loses $863 million in single day
Dangote’s net worth has dropped from nearly $20 billion to just $19 billion in the past 24 hours.
South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe’s net worth slumps by $400 million as rand tumbles
Despite his declining net worth, Motsepe remains one of South Africa’s richest men.
Namibian tycoon Quinton van Rooyen’s Trustco wins round in court against JSE
Shares in the group rose 35.56 percent as a result.
Ugandan tycoon Charles Mbire to pocket $1.15-million interim dividend from MTN Uganda
Mbire owns a significant 3.98-percent stake in the Ugandan telecom outfit.
Billionaire Robert Smith’s Vista to acquire Avalara business software for $8.4 billion
Smith directs Vista’s investment strategy.
Led by Kenyan founder Owen Sakawa, AI-powered startup Elloe acquires Flo by Saada
Elloe was founded in 2021 by Sakawa, Abhijay Rao, and Aaron Madolora.
Nigerian president approves acquisition of ExxonMobil assets by oil tycoon Bryant Orjiako’s Seplat Energy
Seplat Energy is an independent oil and gas company.
Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola’s Zenon Petroleum takes Ardova to court over $6-million debt
The winding-up petition adds to the pressures on Ardova and its majority owner.
Tycoon Anas Sefrioui loses $111 million from stake in Moroccan property developer
The market value of Sefrioui’s 64.1-percent stake has now dropped to $189.43.
Egyptian mogul Hendi El-Sherbini acquires additional $3.2 million in IDH shares
Her stake in the company has now risen from 25.5 to 26.1 percent.
Kenya Revenue Authority investigates John Kimani-linked Kakuzi for tax evasion
Kimani owns 32.3 percent of the company, or 6,330,699 shares.
Ugandan tycoon Charles Mbire’s MTN Uganda reports more than $50 million in profit in H1 2022
Mbire owns 3.98 percent of the company.
African-American billionaire Kanye West accuses Adidas of organizing Yeezy Day 2022 without approval
The accusations come nearly nine years after he signed a lucrative multiyear deal with Adidas to design the Yeezy brand.
Madagascar’s richest man Ylias Akbaraly’s Thomson Broadcast finalizes GatesAir acquisition
Thomson Broadcast is a wholly owned subsidiary of Group Sipromad.