Led by Kenyan banker James Mwangi, Equity Group posts $102.4 million in profit in Q1 2022
This follows the lender’s record-high profit of $350.2 billion in 2021.
East Africa
Kenyan tycoon Rohan Patel gains $1.2 million in two weeks from stake in Sanlam Kenya
Patel owns a significant 20.7-percent stake in the Kenyan insurer.
Kenyan industrialist Baloobhai Patel acquires $2.5-million stake in Bamburi Cement
Patel also owns stakes in Carbacid, Absa Bank Kenya, Co-operative Bank and Safaricom.
Wealthy Kenyatta family gains $3.1 million in six days from stake in NCBA Group
NCBA Group shares have soared in value in recent days.
Kenyan Ndegwa family transfers $14.7 million in NCBA Group shares to family firm
NCBA Group was formed through the merger of NIC Bank Group and Commercial Bank of Africa Group.
Tanzanian billionaire Rostam Aziz, AXIAN Group to invest $430.2 million in MIC Tanzania
Aziz had a net worth of $900 million in 2015.
Mauritian Doger de Speville family loses $1.25 million in 78 days
The family controls a 12.8-percent stake in Medine Limited, worth almost $20 million.
Mauritian Espitalier-Noel family gains $5.3 million from stake in ENL
The Espitalier-Noel family is one of the wealthiest families in Mauritius.
Aga Khan IV to pocket $1.2 million in dividends from Nation Media Group
Aga Khan IV indirectly owns 44.7 percent of the company.
Kenyan tycoon Joshua Oigara’s KCB Group launches new subsidiary in Rwanda after merger
KCB Group operates as a holding company for subsidiaries across Africa.
Family of Kenya’s late President Daniel arap Moi will receive $470,000 in dividends from Standard Chartered
Shawmut Limited, the Moi family’s private investment firm, owns 1.03 percent of the Kenyan commercial bank.
Ugandan tycoon Charles Mbire’s MTN Uganda earns $23.7 million in profit in Q1 2022
The surge in earnings was driven by an 11-percent increase in service revenue and a 45-percent increase in data revenue.
Kenyan mogul Suresh Bhagwanji Shah loses over $5 million from I&M Group stake in 37 days
Shah owns a beneficial 10.98-percent stake in the company.
Kenyan businessman James Mwangi loses over $5.4 million from stake in Equity Group
As of press time, Mwangi’s stake in the Kenyan financial services group is valued at $52.81 million.
Madagascar’s richest man Ylias Akbaraly to acquire U.S. broadcasting company GatesAir
GatesAir has announced that Thomson Broadcast has inked a definitive agreement to acquire them.
Tanzanian billionaire Rostam Aziz lobbies AfDB to increase agriculture funding
The tycoon’s appeal was intended to assist the country in becoming a major food exporter.