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Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji
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Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji eyes regional growth and industrial expansion

Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji meets Nedbank Chairman Daniel Mminele to discuss capital access and funding cross-border industrial growth in Africa.

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Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris.
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Orascom Investment Holding approves $10 million loan, Naguib Sawiris-led board

Orascom Investment Holding approves a $10 million shareholder loan as Naguib Sawiris leads a new three-year board mandate.

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Nipool Shah
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Meet Nipool Shah, Kenyan property tycoon behind Dunhill’s growing real estate empire

Kenyan businessman Nipool Shah has built Dunhill into a diversified property group spanning offices, malls, warehouses, homes and valuations.

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Kenya rushes to sell stake in troubled national airline by year-end

Kenya is accelerating plans to sell a strategic stake in Kenya Airways by December 2026 to inject fresh capital and end persistent state cash bailouts.

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South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe.
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Patrice Motsepe’s net worth rebounds to $3.6 billion as mining stocks rise

Patrice Motsepe’s net worth has risen to $3.6 billion as African Rainbow Minerals and Harmony Gold shares gain on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).

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Otunba Wale Jubril
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Nigerian banker Wale Jubril named interim chair of FTN Cocoa 4 months after predecessor’s death

Nigerian banker Wale Jubril named interim chair of FTN Cocoa 4 months after predecessor’s death

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Karl-Stefan Altmann
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Namibian finance executive Karl-Stefan Altmann joins Letshego Holdings board

Namibian finance executive Karl-Stefan Altmann has rejoined Letshego Holdings Namibia’s board as a non-executive director, effective Aug. 17, 2026.

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Absa Group, South Africa’s third-biggest lender.
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Absa Group posts higher income as earnings, lending improve in first half of 2026

Absa Group reported higher first-half 2026 income and earnings as lending and deposits grew across its African operations.

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Capitec overtakes FirstRand as Africa’s most valuable bank at $34.5 billion

Capitec overtakes FirstRand as Africa’s most valuable bank, reaching a $34.5 billion market capitalization after stronger earnings and share gains.

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Engr. Mohammed Sani Jaoji
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Mohammed Sani Jaoji named CEO of Geregu Power after $29.4 million bond default

Geregu Power names Mohammed Sani Jaoji acting CEO after a $29.4 million bond default and sharp declines in revenue and profit.

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South African court blocks Shell’s Wild Coast exploration permit

South Africa’s Constitutional Court has blocked Shell and Impact Africa from reviving a disputed Wild Coast offshore exploration permit.

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Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola boosts stake in FirstHoldCo with shares worth $15 million

Femi Otedola has raised his First HoldCo stake above 26% after buying N18.11 billion in shares, lifting his holding’s value to about N1.7 trillion ($1.3 billion).

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