Turkish security services admit to abducting member of influential Gulen family in Kenya
Salahuddin Gulen has turned up in Turkey after his abduction in May.
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Nigerian multimillionaire Tony Elumelu dives into insurance business
Heirs Insurance and Heirs Life Assurance are the newest subsidiaries of his holding company.
Entrepreneur Tayo Amusan’s Ketron Investment acquires Shoprite Holdings’ operations in Nigeria
Shoprite Holdings has been reviewing strategic divestment options across the continent.
Fallen Kenyan mogul Bharat Thakrar sees stakes in WPP Scangroup rise $111,000 in 5 days
Bargain hunters recently drove up the company’s share price.
U.S. investor Jeffrey Stoops’ SBA Communications acquires Airtel’s tower operations in Tanzania
Airtel’s expansive tower portfolio will go for about $175 million.
Zimbabwe issues ultimatum to billionaire Alexander Machkevitch’s ERG
Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) is on the verge of losing its concessions in the country.
Ugandan businessman Abid Alam’s Kassanda Sugar Factory slated to launch production on Sept. 1
The factory will have a capacity of 1,500 tonnes per day.
Tanzanian mogul Ketan Patel’s stake in Shanta Gold surges by $3.14 million
Shanta Gold is an East Africa-focused gold producer based in Tanzania.
Group Vice President Ebenezer Asante sees stake in MTN Ghana decline by $320,000
The losses were due to a decline in the MTN Ghana share price.
Steel tycoon Narendra Raval injects millions into ARM Cement’s fertilizer unit
The multimillionaire has invested $16.7 million in upgrading the unit.
Nigerian tycoon Obafoluke Otudeko, son to earn $1.02 million in Honeywell dividends
Otudeko founded the integrated flour milling company in 1985.
Nassef Sawiris’ stake in Orascom Construction drops by $10 million in one month
The company’s share price on the Egyptian Stock Exchange lost six percent of its value since early May.
Chipper Cash founders Ham Serunjogi, Maijid Moujaled raise $100 million in Series C round
The fintech startup facilitates cross-border payments across Africa.
South African mining tycoon Neal Froneman criticizes government’s attitude toward sector
The Sibanye-Stillwater CEO took issue with South Africa’s sluggish stance on attaining carbon neutrality.
South Africa’s wealthiest man Johann Rupert sees net worth rise by $2.05 billion
The gains were due to a rise in the share price of Compagnie Financiere Richemont and Distell Group.
Egyptian-American tycoon Ahmed Bahjat laid to rest in Egypt
The founder of Egypt’s Bahgat Group passed away after a protracted battle with an unspecified illness.