When thinking about the wealthiest people to ever walk the earth, names like Jeff Bezos or John D. Rockefeller usually spring to mind. However, historians generally agree that a 14th-century West ...

Africa’s billionaire club is getting richer by the year. With stock markets rising and currencies stabilising across the continent, the fortunes of the region’s top business leaders have surged.

The world, Africa included, may have been hit hard by the Coronavirus pandemic but the rich have come through just fine. The top 20 billionaires on the continent are from seven different countries.

Africa’s richest families continue to shape the continent’s economic direction, combining legacy businesses with strategic diversification and structured succession plans. From industrial giants in ...

The combined wealth of Africa’s billionaires has surged past $126 billion as strong stock market performance and stabilising currencies across the continent boosted fortunes. According to the latest ...