Yinka Ibukun and Jennifer Zabasajja, Bloomberg on 27/08/2026

Dangote family office gears up as investment hub for his empire

The Dangote family office, based in Dubai, joins a small but growing list of such entities established by wealthy Nigerians to preserve their wealth and manage their investments.

Y Yinka Ibukun and Jennifer Zabasajja, Bloomberg
Loni Prinsloo and S'thembile Cele, Bloomberg on 27/08/2026

UAE tycoon Al Ashram, MTN agree to build Africa AI data centres

'The approach that we are taking on the building of our AI business is to partner with third parties and the entity that we are partnering with has built data centres in the UAE,' MTN Chief Executive Ralph Mupita said.

L Loni Prinsloo and S'thembile Cele, Bloomberg
Ben Westcott, Nikita Koirala and Claire Jiao, Bloomberg on 27/08/2026

Deadly Nepal flood leaves hundreds missing as India on alert

Initial geological assessments said the flood was caused by a collapsing glacier in the Himalayan region between Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday, which occurred alongside a 5.2-magnitude seismic event that sent water, ice and rock downstream.

B Ben Westcott, Nikita Koirala and Claire Jiao, Bloomberg