Mohammed Dewji: Inside the life of Africa’s youngest dollar billionaire
In East African business and politics, few names command as much intrigue and fascination as Mohammed Dewji. From his...
Africa’s business empires and the entrepreneurs behind them.
M-Pesa: Safaricom’s journey in revolutionizing payments in Sub-Saharan Africa
In the space of mobile payments, one name stands out as a true pioneer and game-changer – M-Pesa. Launched...
From rags to riches. Issad Rebrab’s story of tenacity
Sometimes we don’t choose how we want to make it in life. Sometimes we don’t choose how we want...
Meet the first black African dollar-billionaire
Fun fact: Did you know that Africa didn’t have a self-made black billionaire up until 2008? Surprised, I know....
How the third richest man in South Africa turned a small pro-apartheid era newspaper into a multi-billion dollar business empire
In the heart of Stellenbosch, South Africa, where the roots of Naspers were planted in 1915 as a humble...
Young at heart Billionaire CEO who entertained Kenyans as a radio Disk Jockey
It’s not every day that Larry Madowo, writes this on his Twitter/X about anyone; “You see him on TV,...
Baloobhai Patel: 86-year-old Kenyan Tycoon building a multi-billion empire from the shadows
In the bustling world of high-profile investors and business magnates, one figure stands out for his deliberate avoidance of...
Inside Paul Kagame’s Rwandan Patriotic Front multi-million-dollar empire
Rwanda has been touted as the poster child of the “Africa rising” dream. From the ashes of the genocide...
Probe on Dangote’s empire exposes rivalry with Africa’s 5th richest person
A raid early this month on the offices of industrialist Aliko Dangote, Africa’s wealthiest individual, took the country’s elites...
How Nigerian billionaire Adebayo Ogunlesi rose in the investment world to bag $12.5bn BlackRock deal
Until last week, the name Adebayo Ogunlesi could not ring a bell in the ears of many in Africa....