Africa is keeping up with the evolution of the global economy as indicated by the $900 million (KSh 116.46 billion) rise in collective wealth among African billionaires from $81.5 billion (KSh 10. ...

Aliko Dangote is Africa’s richest man as well as the richest black man in the world. The billionaire industrialist built his empire from the ground up, starting with a small trading firm in the ...

Forbes has published its Africa’s Billionaires List for 2025, featuring four South Africans among the continent’s top ten wealthiest people. Forbes’ list tracks the wealth of African ...

Mansa Musa's wealth was much greater than Augustus Caesar's estimated $4.6trillion. He was the richest person in history, whose wealth was too vast to be imagined, or ever equalled. Even today’s ...

Some say this famous dictator could have died as the richest man in the world at the time. He amassed huge sums of money while ruling his country with an iron grip, but his reign eventually came ...

Africa’s wealthiest individuals continue to make their mark on the latest Forbes' 2025 Billionaires List, which features some of the continent’s most prominent business magnates. Among them ...

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Success stories are often built on a foundation of perseverance, resilience, and unwavering vision. Prateek Suri, the Richest Indian in Africa, embodies this journey. From his early struggles to ...

Forbes has published its Africa’s Billionaires List for 2025, featuring four South Africans among the continent’s top ten wealthiest people. Forbes’ list tracks the wealth of African ...