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Press Release on Fashion Panel hosted by the AFDB…

Chesuh — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 10:05:20 +0000

On the 20th of January 2015 a fashion panel will take place for the first time with Beate Wedekind as moderator and as topic „The new global African aesthetic“. Never before has the African continent been so influential throughout the fashion industry. From the catwalk show of Burberry, Alexander Mcqueen and Yves St. Laurent, to the windows of Topshop and Zara, Africa is now seen everywhere. Looking specifically at the

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Movers & Shakers from the African Continent: Meet Isabel Dos Santos

Chesuh — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:21:24 +0000

Net Worth: $3.5 BILLION, Industry: Diversified, Country of Citizenship: Angola, Age: 41,Number of Jobs Created: 3,378. Isabel Dos Santos is one of the most powerful women in Angola. Isabel is the first daughter of Angolan President, José Eduardo dos Santos. Isabel Dos Santos made her first fortune at the age of 24 by securing lucrative government contracts. In 1997, she invested in Miami Beach, a trendy restaurant in Luanda, Angola.

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Africa’s Movers & Shakers: Meet Mr. Nicholas Biwott

Chesuh — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 11:22:25 +0000

Net Worth: $1.1 BILLION, Industry: Real Estate, Country of Citizenship: Kenya, Age: 74, Number of Jobs Created: 700 Nicholas Biwott is a prominent Kenyan politician and businessman with an extensive portfolio of commercial and residential properties in ‪‎Nairobi, ‪London & ‪Australia. Last year, he sold his majority stake in Kenol Kobil, one of Kenya’s largest petroleum marketing companies to Puma Energy, a Swiss-based oil company. As a young man, Biwott

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Africa’s Movers & Shakers: Meet Mr. Rostam Aziz

Chesuh — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 11:11:20 +0000

Net Worth: $1.2 BILLION, Industry: Diversified, Country of Citizenship: Tanzania, Age: 54, Number of Jobs Created: 1,639. Mr. Aziz, a businessman and politician of Middle Eastern origin, was elected a member of the Tanzanian parliament in 1993. Aziz quitted politics in 2011 to focus on his family business. He recently made $240 million from selling 17.2 percent of his 35-percent stake in Vodacom Tanzania, the country’s largest mobile telecommunications company.

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