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Five months after running out of money and shutting down, Nigerian payments startup Chimoney just got acquired and is back in business. Every investor got paid back in full, and the company is now processing payments again under new ownership.
A state-owned energy company in Ghana just paid its first-ever dividend to the government after more than three decades of operation. BOSTenergies posted nearly $200 million in profit and tripled its revenue in 2025.
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A once-failing mine complex in South Africa has transformed into a profitable operation expected to run until 2050, saving thousands of jobs. Smart consolidation and worker cooperation turned a R15 billion investment into R161 billion in returns.
Nigeria's smallest telecom carrier just pulled off something it hasn't done in years: three straight months of growth. After years of losses and a rocky rebrand, T2 Mobile is finally winning customers back.
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A South African mining company facing extinction transformed itself into a thriving business by diversifying beyond gold. What seemed risky in 2013 turned out to be the move that saved thousands of jobs and delivered 582% returns to investors.
On January 28, 1958, a Danish carpenter's son filed a patent for interlocking plastic bricks that would become the world's largest toy company. LEGO's simple design has remained virtually unchanged for nearly seven decades, with bricks from 1958 still clicking perfectly into pieces made today.
After years of restructuring and tough decisions, African fintech Chipper Cash stopped burning cash and reached operating profitability in late 2024. The turnaround shows how focusing on sustainable growth can save even struggling tech companies.