Billionaires

Stable electricity in Africa remains the continent’s greatest energy problem. Most cities run on less than 4 hours of electricity a day, and this results in an uninterrupted derail of productivity and many other activities. People can’t study in darkness. Factories have problems running their machines, because of the extreme cost of procuring and...

Success stories, amazing as they may sound, are never limited to a specific gender. They are attainable by anyone with a vision and a relentless drive to achieve their goals no matter what set backs they face. They constantly place themselves in the right circle of friends and follow their dreams till they...

African success stories follow the same pattern in which people who started with nothing more than a great idea and will to succeed, end up building larger than life empire, transforming to game changers, industrialists and billionaires. This is the story of Folorunsho Alakija, one of Africa’s richest women. While many Africans migrate to...

Issad Rebrab is one of the foremost Algerian entrepreneurs, after the country’s independence. He is a man who made up his mind to leave his comfort zone and risk failure all in a bid to seize an opportunity. He had the determination to succeed. And his drive and willingness to change the course...

Many are born great while many have greatness bestowed upon them, history has it that greatness which is achieved is much more cherished. The story of Anthony Ifeanyichukwu Ndubuisi Ezenna, who was neither born great nor with a silver spoon. Ezenna struggled through life and by a dint of hard work, determination, focus,...

Tony Elumelu’s success story is a beacon of hope to those who feel incapable of ridding themselves of the shackles of poverty. It is an inspirational account of how a man who started out with nothing became one of Africa’s most powerful and influential entrepreneurs and philanthropist. Tony Elumelu,...

Nigerian Billionaire, Benedict Peters who is the founder of the Aiteo group, which deals mainly in energy is also the largest oil producing firm in Nigeria by output. By November 2014, his net worth was estimated at US $2.7 billion. Mymediaafrica ranks him as the 17th richest in Africa and the 7th...

Africa's wealthiest man and Nigerian billionaire, Aliko Dangote has been rated one of the World's 50 Greatest Leaders in 2019. He clinched the 11th position among top world leaders like Bill and Melinda Gates, Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand Prime Minister among others on the latest Fortune's annual ranking. Dangote is the only African billionaire and philanthropist on the list. 

China’s hottest new coffee chain momentarily catapulted its founder into the billionaires club, less than 20 months after the startup opened its first trial location in Beijing. Luckin Coffee, whose ascendance in the world’s second-largest economy has already minted its early investor Charles Zhengyao Lu a billionaire, opened trading shortly after 11 a.m. ET...

Robert Frederick Smith is an African-American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. A former chemical engineer and investment banker, he is the founder, chairman, and CEO of private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. In 2018, Smith was ranked by Forbes as the 163rd richest person in America with US$5 billion net worth.