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Aliko Dangote says his refinery will end Africa's dependence on imported fuel; James Mwangi accelerates Equity Group's regional expansion with new banking licenses; Patrice Motsepe pushes deeper into renewable energy.
Aliko Dangote says Africa's industrial future depends on fixing electricity first; Patrice Motsepe calls for more local mineral processing; Strive Masiyiwa says Africa must build global companies from home.
James Mwangi eyes Equity Group bank acquisitions along the Lobito Corridor; Japan's Asahi clears regulators for the $2.3 billion EABL takeover with mandatory minority offer exemption; Wale Tinubu and Edha Nahdi call for Africa to fund its own future.
Tanzania's president met Dangote in Dar es Salaam after losing the refinery to Mombasa; Nigeria's pension regulator clears pension funds for the Dangote refinery IPO; Motsepe's GoTyme Bank eyes $15 billion listing.
Aliko Dangote sues Nigeria's government over fresh petrol import licenses, escalating the refinery "mafia" fight to court at the exact moment the refinery IPO subscription window approaches.
AngloGold Ashanti dethrones Naspers as Africa's most valuable listed company at $50 billion; Kagame tells Africa CEO Forum to learn to say no; Tony Elumelu and Mohammed Dewji make TIME100 Philanthropy; Co-op Bank posts best-ever quarter.
Abdul Samad Rabiu wins CEO of the Year at the Africa CEO Forum and tells African leaders to get serious; Appolinaire Compaoré dies at 73; long-form profiles of Shingi Mutasa and Zandré Campos; LVMH explores $2 billion Fenty Beauty exit.
Aliko Dangote rejects NNPC bid to raise its stake in the $20 billion Lekki refinery; Sunil Mittal bets $2.9 billion on African telecoms; Ogunlesi-BlackRock back South Africa with $28 billion; Kenny Fihla rebuilds Absa into Africa's deal bank.
Norway's $1.9 trillion sovereign wealth fund acquires 5 percent of Patrice Motsepe's ARM; Femi Otedola adds $31.6 million in FirstHoldCo shares; Equity's James Mwangi names three barriers Africa must fix.
Aliko Dangote anchors Macron's $27 billion Nairobi summit and confirms Mombasa as his preferred $17 billion East African refinery site; Sawiris reorganizes Orascom for the $50 billion Abu Dhabi platform.
Aliko Dangote crosses $35 billion and jumps to 65th richest globally; a joint investigation reveals Wigwe and Aig-Imoukhuede held stakes in 80 companies across 20 countries; Otedola's First HoldCo targets N1 trillion capital.
David Langat's DL Group denies tea asset sale as financial pressure mounts; Dr. Dre and Kendrick Lamar break ground on a $270 million Compton High School campus.
Aliko Dangote targets September 2026 for the London listing of Dangote Cement, calling 2026 the busiest year of his business life as the refinery IPO, the 20,000MW power program, and the cement London debut all advance in parallel.
Aliko Dangote plans a London listing of $13 billion Dangote Cement, reviving the 2018 attempt; Femi Otedola makes $36.5 million in paper gains as First HoldCo surges 10 percent on record Q1 results; Cobus Loots's Pan African Resources moves on a $219 million Emmerson Resources acquisition.
Bloomberg ranks Rabiu as Africa's 2nd richest at $19.1 billion while Forbes still has him at 4th — and BUA Cement's 134 percent rally explains the gap; Otedola's FirstHoldCo Q1 profit jumps 72 percent to $233 million.
Aliko Dangote unveils a 20,000MW power plan and a $20 billion dividend promise at the IFC; Ted Turner, the billionaire media maverick who founded CNN, has died at 87; and Kasapreko PLC launches a GH¢700 million IPO on the Ghana Stock Exchange.