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Bloomberg
24-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
25 African Startups to Watch
On this episode of Bloomberg Next Africa, we take a deep dive into Bloomberg's inaugural 25 African Startups to Watch list. From United Nations initiatives like 'Timbuktoo' to the role of private equity in supporting entrepreneurs, this is a pivotal moment for business innovation in Africa. This month, hear from UNDP's Ahunna Eziakonwa, Alterra Capital Partner's Genevive Sangudi, and Enygma Ventures' Sarah Dusek, plus the CEOs of startups Koolboks, Uncovered and Swiftvee. Also on the show: Africa's 2025 CEO Forum in Abidjan saw business leaders and investors gather with the aim of spurring more public-private deals to speed up the continent's economic transformation. (Source: Bloomberg)
Business Insider
12-05-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote backs the aquisition of Kenya's oldest tour company
Nigerian business mogul and Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, alongside fellow billionaire David Rubenstein, have made a push into the Kenyan tourism industry with the acquisition of Pollman's Tours and Safaris. Aliko Dangote and Dave Rubenstein have invested in Kenya's tourism sector by acquiring Pollman's Tours and Safaris. The acquisition was executed through Alterra Capital, aiming to expand in Kenya's significant tourism industry. The merger will not impact market competition or jobs, as confirmed by the Competition Authority of Kenya. Alterra Capital, a private equity firm backed by American billionaire Dave Rubenstein and Aliko Dangote, made an investment in ARP Africa Travel Group, the company that runs Pollman's, in February. The firm, in an attempt to tap into one of Kenya's largest sectors, tourism, recently decided to purchase Kenya's oldest tour company, Pollman's Tours and Safaris. 'With regard to the proposed transaction, post-merger, the market share of the merged entity will not change as the target and the acquirer are not in similar business and therefore the structure and concentration of the markets for tour operators in Kenya will not be affected,' the regulator said in a statement. As per to the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK), the composition and concentration of Kenya's decentralized tour operator industry, which is home to more than 300 companies including Bonfire Adventures and Bountiful Safaris, would not alter. In addition, the regulator came to the view that the acquisition does not threaten jobs or the competitiveness of small businesses, two major public interest issues under Kenyan merger rules. The parties said that the transaction will not result in any job losses, as reported by the Kenyan Wall Street. Dangote operations in other African countries Aliko Dangote is no stranger to operating in foriegn markets. Very recently, in a similar move for regional integration, Aliko Dangote expanded his agro-industrial conglomerate into Ghana with the launch of a massive sugar refinery project in Kwame-Danso, Bono East Region. The initiative, financed by Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, is a daring bid to enter Ghana's $162 million yearly sugar import market while also helping the government's "One District, One Factory" industrialization strategy. The cutting-edge facility will be capable of processing 12,000 tons of sugarcane per day and will be supported by a 25,000-hectare irrigated plantation. In addition to refined sugar, the facility will create high-value byproducts, including molasses and ethanol, opening up potential in the agro-processing and biofuel industries. Since the launch of his oil refinery, the Nigerian businessman has exported petroleum products to Saudi Arabia, North America, and very recently, Turkey.
