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Billionaires.Africa ranks the 30 richest investors on the Nigerian Exchange in 2026
Using late January 2026 closes and N1,460 to $1, we ranked the biggest disclosed NGX shareholders and priced their listed stakes.
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Billionaires.Africa ranks the 30 richest investors on the Nigerian Exchange in 2026
Using late January 2026 closes and N1,460 to $1, we ranked the biggest disclosed NGX shareholders and priced their listed stakes.
Billionaires.Africa ranks the 30 richest investors on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in 2026
The JSE’s strong 12-month rally has boosted the paper wealth of founders and blockholders. Here are the richest JSE investors in 2026, ranked by listed stake value.
Billionaires.Africa ranks the 10 richest investors on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange in 2026
DSE ended 2025 at record valuation levels. These are the ten biggest individual investors by listed equity stakes, led by bank heavy portfolios.
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Moroccan tycoon Mohamed Hassan Bensalah sells biscuit manufacturer Biscoland sold to Spain’s Adam Foods
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Vitafoam Nigeria, partly owned by Samuel Bolarinde, sees revenue jump to $20.8 million
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Billionaires.Africa ranks the 10 richest investors on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange in 2026
DSE ended 2025 at record valuation levels. These are the ten biggest individual investors by listed equity stakes, led by bank heavy portfolios.
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Billionaires.Africa ranks the 30 richest investors on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in 2026
The JSE’s strong 12-month rally has boosted the paper wealth of founders and blockholders. Here are the richest JSE investors in 2026, ranked by listed stake value.
Billionaires.Africa ranks the 10 richest investors on the Namibia Stock Exchange in 2026
The NSX may be small, but insiders in a handful of counters still sit on meaningful paper wealth. Here is the 2026 ranking.
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Billionaires.Africa ranks the 20 richest people on the Botswana Stock Exchange in 2026
Choppies, property counters, and a few quiet block holders dominate the BSE rich list, led by Ram Ottapathu and Farouk Ismail.
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Ethiopia’s richest man Mohammed Al-Amoudi brings Carrefour into Ethiopia
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Somali e-visa controversy: Ismail Ahmed points to Premier Bank involvement
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Billionaires.Africa ranks the 30 richest investors on the Nigerian Exchange in 2026
Using late January 2026 closes and N1,460 to $1, we ranked the biggest disclosed NGX shareholders and priced their listed stakes.
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The JSE’s strong 12-month rally has boosted the paper wealth of founders and blockholders. Here are the richest JSE investors in 2026, ranked by listed stake value.
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DSE ended 2025 at record valuation levels. These are the ten biggest individual investors by listed equity stakes, led by bank heavy portfolios.
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