Forbes Ranks Two Moroccan Billionaires Among Africa’s Top 20 Wealthiest
Two Moroccans are among the top 20 in the ranking of African billionaires, published by the famous American business magazine, Forbes.
Minister and businessman Aziz Akhannouch and banker and businessman, Othmane Benjelloun, are the two Moroccan billionaires who are among the 20 wealthiest Africans. The former is in 15th place with an estimated fortune of $1.7 billion, while the latter is ranked 17th with $1.4 billion.
Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote is undefeatable. For the 9th time, he tops the ranking with an estimated fortune of $10.1 billion. Egyptian Nassef Sawiris ($8 billion) and Nigerian Mike Adenuga ($7.7 billion) occupy the 2nd and 3rd places respectively in the top 20 of the richest billionaires in Africa.
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