Africa’s Richest Four Hold More Wealth Than Half the Continent
Today, just four of Africa’s richest billionaires hold $57.4 billion in wealth — more than the combined wealth of 750 million people, or half the continent’s popul...
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Brown Sugar Prices Spike as Global Weather Shocks Disrupt Supply
The price of brown sugar has soared across Uganda, with consumers and traders alike feeling the pinch of global supply disruptions and erratic weather that has battered p...
Poor living longer, rich dying younger
In a tale of two lifestyles and mixed fortunes, some richer Ugandans are dying earlier while their poorer counterparts are living longer. Our analysis of two separate rep...
How East Africans are lured into Myanmar bondage
This past week, panic has gripped East Africans in the Middle East as Lebanon came under a hail of fire from Israel and tensions between Tel Aviv and Iran reached a...
How Bill Gates spends his $153 billion fortune, from a luxury car collection to pledging most of his wealth to his charity foundation
Bill Gates may be the world's fifth-richest person, but he doesn't plan to stay that way forever.The Microsoft cofounder said in 2022 that he "will move down and eventual...