Top 500 Corporate Champions

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Open up the books! To attract capital, Africa’s corporate titans must be legible

Ranking the 500 largest groups operating in Africa is a collective exercise like no other. As tedious and methodical as it is, it requires time, patie...

congo underground

Premium badgeKibali Gold, Gécamines, Kamoa… DRC miners make their mark among Central Africa’s champions The mining companies of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are steadily moving up in our regional ranking of Central Africa’s corporate champions....

steel & mining

Premium badgeMorocco, Egypt companies drive North African champions ranking Steel, mining and even outsourcing have enabled North African groups to record good performances in 2021-2022.

miners climb

Premium badgeSonangol and Sasol show how Southern Africa was lifted by commodity bounce Of the top 100 hundred Southern African companies, 88 are from South Africa; an indication of the domination that Rainbow nation blue chips firms have...

Top 500 Corporate Champions top stories

congo underground

Premium badgeKibali Gold, Gécamines, Kamoa… DRC miners make their mark among Central Africa’s champions The mining companies of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are steadily moving up in our regional ranking of Central Africa’s corporate champions....

steel & mining

Premium badgeMorocco, Egypt companies drive North African champions ranking Steel, mining and even outsourcing have enabled North African groups to record good performances in 2021-2022.

miners climb

Premium badgeSonangol and Sasol show how Southern Africa was lifted by commodity bounce Of the top 100 hundred Southern African companies, 88 are from South Africa; an indication of the domination that Rainbow nation blue chips firms have...

Top 500 Corporate Champions top stories

congo underground

Premium badgeKibali Gold, Gécamines, Kamoa… DRC miners make their mark among Central Africa’s champions The mining companies of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are steadily moving up in our regional ranking of Central Africa’s corporate champions....

steel & mining

Premium badgeMorocco, Egypt companies drive North African champions ranking Steel, mining and even outsourcing have enabled North African groups to record good performances in 2021-2022.

miners climb

Premium badgeSonangol and Sasol show how Southern Africa was lifted by commodity bounce Of the top 100 hundred Southern African companies, 88 are from South Africa; an indication of the domination that Rainbow nation blue chips firms have...

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Lagos giants

Premium badgeNNPC, Dangote Cement, NLNG… Nigeria rules roost in ranking of West African companies With eight companies in the Top 10 of the leading West African companies, including NNPC and Dangote Cement, Nigeria is positioning itself as the fact...

Still competitors

Premium badgeHow Egyptair is collaborating with Ethiopian Airlines despite tensions The prolonged tensions between Cairo and Addis Ababa over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam did not prevent Egyptair, Africa’s number two airline, f...
Shoprite

Boosting growth

Premium badgeSouth Africa: Shoprite’s Africa downsizing, home consolidation pay off Two years after it culled a number of its stores across Africa to consolidate their operation at home, Shoprite feels emboldened by its decision with ...
© Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa

All about numbers?

Premium badgeKenya: Safaricom CEO Ndegwa leads charge on Ethiopia subsidiary Renowned for his execution skills and mastery of financial matters, Peter Ndegwa is a man who avoids the political sphere. After nearly three years at...
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new finance models

Premium badgeDangote, Orange… Africa’s champions in the era of “lean growth” Faced with the rising cost of credit, large groups like Dangote, TGCC and Orange have competing strategies in their approach to capital.
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Records

Premium badgeAfrican corporate champions see bumper profits as post-Covid recovery kicks in The average net margin in our 2023 ranking has more than quadrupled, with companies in the extractive industry leading the way.