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Masiyiwa's Econet InfraCo unveils a luxury Victoria Falls resort with 40 villas and a private hospital, Olakunle Williams's Tetracore Energy closes in on billion-dollar status in just five years, and Haco Industries enters Ghana on a lean joint-venture model.
Twin profiles of Lo Toney's Plexo Capital playbook and portfolio, Marlon Nichols's $600 million venture empire built on Blavity, Gimlet and Truebill, and Michael Jordan's Sarasota dining club expanding before it has even opened.
Zenith Bank CEO Adaora Umeoji's 285 million-share stake is now worth $21 million, plus diaspora profiles of Charles Phillips, Tammy Jones and Paul Judge — and our April Investor Memo on the Kirsh Effect remains available for Elite subscribers.
Five African stock exchanges meet in Lagos to plan a cross-border Dangote Refinery listing, Otedola and Dangote meet Tinubu on Easter Sunday, and our April Investor Memo breaks down what Nathan Kirsh's $17 billion fortune reveals about Africa's real wealth map.
Nathan Kirsh lost everything in 1986, kept one Brooklyn grocery store, and spent 50 years building it into a $29.1 billion empire — now he is Africa's second richest person at $17.1 billion, and we tell the full story.
Obama adviser Robbie Robinson built a $900 million platform backing diverse founders after years advising America's richest families — we profile the six companies behind his MarcyPen empire.
SpaceX files for a $1.75 trillion IPO that could make Musk a trillionaire, Gumede faces a R390 million fraud claim amid his Tongaat bid, McKorley loses his Kotoka terminal in a midnight raid, and Rabiu slips to fourth richest in Africa after Kirsh's $29 billion Sysco deal.
Chivayo sued for $25 million and three Rolls-Royces, McKorley loses his Kotoka FBO licence in a 1am raid, 117 CSOs challenge Jimoh Ibrahim's UN posting, and Adebutu's Wema Bank stake hits N314.6 billion.
GTCO posts record N1.23 trillion profit, Moniepoint enters Kenya with a 78 percent bank acquisition, Innoson denies a Ghana relocation, and BET founder Robert L. Johnson quietly reclaims his billionaire status.
Afreximbank commits $2.5 billion to Dangote's refinery, Rupert's Remgro takes full control of Mediclinic for $950 million, Sysco buys Nathan Kirsh's Jetro for $29.1 billion, and Motsepe's ARM moves into Canadian copper.
BUA Foods proposes a record N504 billion dividend with Rabiu set to pocket $323 million, Kenya's richest bank investors collect Sh5.75 billion, AXIAN backs a stablecoin play, and Stella Oduah walks free from a N2.5 billion fraud case.
Motsepe leads the ANC poll with 33 percent, private jet war-risk surcharges hit $50,000 per flight, Airtel Africa pushes the NGX past 200,000 points, and Optasia's founder sells R1.48 billion to FirstRand.
Remgro's CEO warns of South African fuel shortages, while Dangote's refinery pushes back on IPO rumors.
Dangote confirms plans to double refinery capacity to 1.4 million bpd, Rupert's Richemont slides on China's luxury slump, NCBA posts $180 million profit ahead of Nedbank's $856 million takeover bid, and a Nigerian court forfeits $13 million tied to Aisha Achimugu.
Dangote hits $32.5 billion and climbs to 64th globally, Rupert's Remgro lifts its dividend 80 percent, Elumelu hands $16 million to 3,200 young entrepreneurs, and Durban signs a deal to build Africa's first superyacht hub.
Ivanhoe ships its first copper through the Lobito Corridor, Eni unlocks Nigeria's OPL 245 after 30 years, Attijariwafa eyes a stake in AI startup Mistral, Masiyiwa's Cassava strikes a USDC deal with Circle, and Namibia blocks Starlink.