Centum, backed by Kenya’s Kirubi family, posts $2.5 million half-year loss
Centum reported a $2.52 million loss for the half-year ended Sept. 30, 2025, as weaker sales and uneven economic conditions weighed on performance.
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Kenya court orders businessman SK Macharia’s guards out of Directline office
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African Bank, led by Kennedy Bungane, secures $40.4 million to back SMEs
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South African tycoon Christopher Seabrooke’s Sabvest stake rebounds to nearly $100 million
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Nigerian industrialist Oskar Ibru, chairman of Ibru Organization, dies at 67
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Ackerman family’s Pick n Pay opens first hypermarket at Liberty Midlands Mall
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Egyptian tycoon Safwan Thabet gains $40 million as Juhayna shares rebound
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Prosus, led by South African billionaire Koos Bekker, takes Rapido stake in $270 million deal
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John Kimani, one of Kenya’s richest men, boosts Centum stake to $8.2 million
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Seplat Energy, co-founded by Austin Avuru, to invest up to $3 billion in Nigeria
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Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu gains $500 million in under a month
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