Bill Gates- and Jeff Bezos-backed mining venture discovers copper deposit in Zambia
With backing from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, led by Gates and Bezos, KoBold is poised to advance its operations rapidly to meet the surging global demand.
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U.S. billionaire MacKenzie Scott has given $1.1 billion to African charities. Here are 20 of them.
Over the past four years, America’s third richest woman MacKenzie Scott has given over $1.1 billion to various charities across Africa.
Elon Musk’s Starlink to launch satellite Internet service in Tanzania in 2023
Starlink provides global high-speed, low-latency broadband Internet.
U.S. billionaire Michael Bloomberg announces $242-million investment to deliver clean energy in Africa
The funds will supplement his existing philanthropic projects.
Swazi billionaire Natie Kirsh is now richer than U.S. billionaires David Sun, John Tu
Kirsh’s net worth has risen by $215 million since the start of the year, from $8.27 billion to $8.49 billion.
Nicky Oppenheimer unseats PayPal Co-Founder Peter Thiel, after making $600 million in 93 days
Despite the global impact of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, the South African’s wealth has risen from $7.95 billion to $8.55 billion.
