Forbes: Two Moroccan Billionaires Among Africa’s Wealthiest in 2021

Aziz Akhannouch is ranked 12th among the 18 richest Africans on the continent, the same source indicates. The current Moroccan Minister of Agriculture has invested in the fuel and gas distribution sector and in other sectors (real estate, tourism, finance, etc.). He has a fortune estimated at $2 billion, thus surpassing the banker Othman Benjelloun.

The fortune of the boss of Bank of Africa of the BMCE group, RMA Watanya and the FinanceCom Holding is estimated at $1.3 billion. He manages the banking group that is present in about twenty African countries.

Despite the adverse effects of the pandemic, some large fortunes have been able to come out on top by further increasing their turnover. This is the case of the Nigerian Aliko Dangote, who has benefited from an additional gain of $2 billion, now going from $10 billion in 2020 to $12 billion in 2021.