Mohammed Dewji

Few embody the spirit of Tanzania’s steady and relentless march towards increased prosperity like Mohammed Dewji, the country’s entrepreneur supreme – and Africa’s youngest billionaire – whose MeTL Group’s 150 product lines are believed to be generating revenues of around $2.5bn a year. This is a very sizeable chunk in a country with a GDP of $70bn and reflects the scope and depth of his investments. MeTL is involved in virtually all productive sectors of the economy – spanning trading, agriculture, manufacturing, packaging, milling, logistics, mobile telephony, IT, financial services and real estate. Across Tanzania the group employs around 38,000…