Madagascar billionaire Hassanein Hiridjee has raised $730 million to expand across Africa
Madagascar billionaire Hassanein Hiridjee has raised about $730 million from development lenders since 2025 to expand his Axian across Africa.
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Madagascar billionaire Hassanein Hiridjee has raised about $730 million from development lenders since 2025 to expand his Axian across Africa.
Fondation H, created by Franco-Malagasy magnate Hassanein Hiridjee, will close its Paris art space in September to refocus on the African continent.
Hassanein Hiridjee's Axian Energy has secured a $60 million loan from MCB Group to fund its renewable energy expansion across multiple African markets.
Hassanein Hiridjee's Axian Energy has secured a $60 million financing facility with Mauritius Commercial Bank to fund renewable energy expansion across six African countries.
Hassanein Hiridjee's Axian Telecom has lined up a fresh €170 million EBRD loan to expand mobile and fibre infrastructure across Senegal and Kenya.
Jumia shareholders formally elected Hassanein Hiridjee to the supervisory board on May 15 with 98% support, cementing Axian's governance role as the NYSE-listed e-commerce group targets 2027 profitability.
Hassanein Hiridjee's AXIAN Group signed a 300 million euro deal with Proparco to accelerate digital and energy infrastructure across Africa over three years.
Madagascar billionaire Hassanein Hiridjee's Axian Group is buying five Letshego banking subsidiaries in Ghana, Tanzania, Nigeria, Rwanda and Uganda, deepening its pan-African banking footprint.
AXIAN Telecom posted full-year 2025 revenue of $1.69 billion, up 20.2%, as acquisitions and mobile data growth accelerated across its African markets.
Axian Energy has reached financial close on the NEA Kolda project, a 60MW solar and 72MWh battery storage plant in Senegal's Casamance region and the largest such hybrid facility in West Africa.
AXIAN Group CEO Hassanein Hiridjee has backed Hamilton Labs' USDh stablecoin, betting digital dollars can solve Africa's savings and payments problems.
Kamal Okba, a telecom veteran with over 25 years of industry experience, returns to AXIAN Group as chief operating officer of AXIAN Telecom.
AXIAN Telecom and AST SpaceMobile have teamed up to deliver satellite broadband directly to standard smartphones across Africa's most underserved communities.
Axian secured a central bank license to launch a fully digital lender in Comoros, offering nano loans and micro loans through mobile phones.
Hassanein Hiridjee’s AXIAN is expanding into Nigeria through WeLight, targeting hundreds of mini grids in a major clean energy push.
AXIAN chief Hassanein Hiridjee backs renovation of four Antsirabe clinics, targeting better primary care for 185,000 residents.