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“I want to make money, but I want to make money the right way, ethically. But more importantly, I want to be able to use this money to give back.” Charles Gitonga talks to entrepreneur and businessman Mohammed Dewji about becoming one of Africa’s youngest billionaires and how he plans to use his wealth. Mohammed Deuzi is a Tanzanian businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist who has earned his wealth primarily from his family business, an East African conglomerate founded by his grandparents and expanded by his father in the 1970s. It deals with textile manufacturing, flour milling, beverages and edible oils. About twenty-five years ago, there were no dollar billionaires in Africa. Today, only 23 remain, not a large number for a continent rich in mineral wealth and abundant with relatively cheap labour. Their combined wealth exceeds US$100 billion. Devji signed the Giving Pledge in 2016, promising to donate at least half of his wealth to charitable causes. He explains why he believes the onus is on billionaires to give back. Thank you to the Focus on Africa team for helping create this program. Interviews brings you conversations with the people shaping our world from around the world. The best of the BBC interviews, including episodes with Sierra Leone’s first lady Fatima Bio, former Sudanese leader Aisha Musa and Sungah Lee from the International Organization for Migration. You can listen on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 0800 GMT on the BBC World Service. Or you can listen to The Interview as a podcast three times a week on BBC Sounds or wherever you get podcasts. Presenter: Charles Gitonga Producer: Cordelia Hemming Editor: Justin Lang Contact us by email TheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the hashtag #TheInterviewBBC on social media. (Image: Mohammed Deuzi. Credit: Getty)
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