Billionaires: How Tanzania’s Said Salim Bakhresa built one of the biggest business conglomerates in Africa

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Said Salim Awadh Bakhresa, one of the richest East Africans, dropped out of school at the age of 14 to become a potato mix salesperson. His proper business journey did not start until the 1970s, when he opened a restaurant in Dar-es-Salaam. From this restaurant, he has created a business empire that spans the African continent within three decades. Humble start The genesis of the comp