African Wealth Briefing — Fri., April 3, 2026
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.
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African Wealth Briefing — Thu., April 2, 2026
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.
African Wealth Briefing — Wed., April 1, 2026
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.
African Wealth Briefing — Tue., March 31, 2026
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.
African Wealth Briefing — Sun., March 29, 2026
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.
African Wealth Briefing — Sat., March 28, 2026
Remgro's CEO warns of South African fuel shortages, while Dangote's refinery pushes back on IPO rumors.
African Wealth Briefing — Fri., March 27, 2026
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.
African Wealth Briefing — Thurs., March 26, 2026
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.
African Wealth Briefing — Wed., March 25, 2026
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.
African Wealth Briefing — Tues., March 24, 2026
Dangote's refinery has shipped 456,000 tonnes of fuel to five African countries, Rabiu adds $4 billion to his net worth as BUA Group expands, OnlyFans billionaire Leonid Radvinsky dies at 43, and Tagwirei pledges $350,000 to Zimbabwe's main psychiatric hospital.
African Wealth Briefing — Mon., March 23, 2026
South Africa wants a 12-month fuel deal with Dangote as the Iran war chokes off Middle East supplies.
African Wealth Briefing — Sun., March 22, 2026
Bolloré faces trial over Togo and Guinea port corruption charges, Motsepe's ARC fights a $195 million jurisdictional battle, Elumelu deploys $16 million to 3,200 African entrepreneurs, and a Kenyan fuel tycoon picks up a prime Karen estate at auction.
African Wealth Briefing — Sat., March 21, 2026
Macron taps Tony Elumelu to lead France's Africa Impact Coalition, Rostam Aziz's gold project hits 97% recovery in Tanzania, Indian billionaire Ravi Jaipuria enters South African dairy, and Warner Music faces a Nigerian lawsuit over the Burna Boy catalogue.
African Wealth Daily Briefing — Fri., March 20, 2026
Three South African founders became instant billionaires after selling BVNK to Mastercard for $1.8 billion, Dangote's refinery powered Nigeria to a $4.23 billion balance of payments surplus, and Zenith Bank hit an all-time high on plans for a London listing.
African Wealth Daily Briefing — Thurs., March 19, 2026
The Economist says Dangote's empire isn't as innovative as he claims, Rupert is fighting a friend over a R2.3 billion Stellenbosch deal, Transcorp just posted record revenue of $399 million, and Motsepe is being tipped as South Africa's next president.
African Wealth Daily Briefing — Wed., March 18, 2026
Dangote is supplying 92% of Nigeria's petrol and just signed a $4.2 billion deal to build East Africa's biggest fertilizer plant — plus Mahama circles a Ghanaian gold mine, TMG tops Egypt's developer rankings, and Starlink goes live in the Central African Republic as Iranians beg for access.