Burden the rich face in finding heir to their empire

The post-independence generation of successful African entrepreneurs is being phased out by the natural law of attrition. These men (and they were mainly men) seemed to have been favoured by a confluence of history, opportunity and luck. They saw things that others couldn’t and took risks that seemed crazy to the majority. Compared to the average person, they were quite disciplined in matters food, alcohol and fun (in all its dimensions). They stuck to their vision.

Unfortunately they give the false impression that they made it on their own. But their wives, many of them housewives, ensured they stayed focused, disciplined and greedy for more. In a real sense, their women made them smell the coffee. But because these women were products of a bad culture that denigrated females, they have remained largely unknown.