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Aga Khan-backed Jubilee acquires additional stake in Johann Rupert-linked SEACOM
SEACOM is privately funded and about 75-percent African-owned.
South African mining mogul Neal Froneman gains $4.1 million from stake in Sibanye-Stillwater
Sibanye-Stillwater is a multinational precious metal mining company.
Charles Mbire-led MTN Uganda reports $94.26 million in profit in 2021
Mbire’s 3.98-percent equity position in MTN Uganda is valued at $44.35 million.
Johann Rupert’s Richemont suspends commercial activities in Russia
Rupert’s net worth has dropped by more than $1.8 billion this year.
Booming industries for African billionaires
Africa’s wealthiest made their fortunes by investing in industries like manufacturing, retail, telecoms, mining and oil.
Moroccan industrial tycoon Adil Douiri loses $1 million from stake in Mutandis
Mutandis has become a leading player in the Moroccan consumer goods market under Douiri’s leadership.
South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe to receive $69.6 million in dividends from ARM
Motsepe, who has been instrumental in the success of the South African miner, has a substantial 39.7 percent interest in the company.
Nigerian businessman Tony Elumelu’s UBA earns $283.6 million in profit in 2021
Elumelu derives a total wealth of $46.9 million from his stake in the pan-African bank.
Wealthy South African Mouton family moves to delist investment holding from JSE
PSG Group, a South African-based investment holding company founded and led by one of the country’s wealthiest families, the Mouton family.
Kenyan liquor tycoon Tabitha Karanja appeals to gov’t to intervene in KRA tax dispute
Karanja founded Keroche Breweries in 1997.
Linked to Malawian tycoon Hitesh Anadkat, Letshego posts $62.8 million in profit in 2021
Letshego’s market cap is valued $313.4 million, while Anadkat’s 2.76-percent stake is worth $8.6 million.
Egyptian businessman Loutfy Mansour says ‘he is not pursuing bid to buy Chelsea’ from Roman Abramovich
Mansour is the CEO of Man Capital, the private equity investment business of the Mansour Group.
Kenyan businessman John Kimani gains over $1.6 million from stake in Kakuzi
Kakuzi is a leading agro-allied company listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange.
Billionaire businessman Mohammed Al-Amoudi loses over $370 million in 62 days
The mogul controls valuable assets in Sweden, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia, and is Ethiopia’s richest man.
Richest investor on Nairobi Stock Exchange Aga Khan IV loses nearly $10 million since start of 2022
Aga Khan IV remains the Nairobi Exchange’s richest investor, with a total portfolio worth of more than $105 million.