Kémi Séba Net Worth

Background and career

Kémi Séba (French-language version of Egyptian for "black star"), born Stellio Gilles Robert Capo Chichi (9 December 1981), is a French-born Beninese politician, pan-Africanist leader, activist, writer and journalist, known for his opposition to Françafrique and imperialism in the 21st century. Since August 2024 he serves as advisor to Abdourahamane Tiani, the leader of the incumbent military junta in Niger.

Séba initially gained prominence as the leader of the black power, Afrocentric, Black nationalist, and antisemitic group Ka tribe, which was dissolved by the French government in 2006. He was then arrested and sentenced several times on related charges and continued antisemitic comments, being released from prison in 2008. After this, he converted to Islam and took on leadership positions in the anti-Zionist MDI and the US-based New Black Panther Party.

In 2011, Séba moved to Senegal. From 2013 onwards, he became a geopolitical analyst on several West African televisions, and also a speaker on Pan-Africanism in African universities. In 2015, he founded the NGO Urgences Panafricanistes and became a prominent figure in the opposition to the economic influence of France in African countries, seen as a neocolonial phenomenon. He initiated the demonstrations against the CFA franc which took place in January 2017 in several French-speaking African countries. Although he is considered highly controversial in the Western hemisphere, he is a popular figure in Francophone Africa.

In December 2025, he supported an attempted coup d'état aimed at overthrowing Beninese President Patrice Talon. The attempt failed, and the Beninese authorities issued an international arrest warrant for him. He fled to South Africa, where he was later arrested and imprisoned in April 2026 while attempting to flee to Zimbabwe. The Beninese authorities are seeking his extradition to Benin so that he can be tried there.