Despite the Covid-19 crisis, it was noted during the year 2O2O-2O21, an increase in the number of dollar billionaires in the world. Soaring cryptocurrencies and stock prices have fueled this meteoric rise, according to Forbes. The 35th annual list of the world's richest compiled by Forbes has left the African continent lagging behind. Among the 2,000 wealthy Africans, in billions of dollars, only 17 are counted. Among them, the Nigerian Aliko Dangote (63), occupies first place on the continent, but is the 192nd richest personality in the world, with 11.3 billion dollars (6.246 billion Cfa). He is followed by the Egyptian Nassef Sawiris, 60 years old. It is positioned in 291st place worldwide with 8.4 billion dollars (4,643 billion F Cfa) acquired in construction investments.

The 3rd African fortune and 303rd in the world, is the South African Nicky Oppenheimer & family. Aged 75, he earned his fortune, estimated at $8 billion, in diamond mining. The South African Johaan Rupert & family ranks 4th in Africa and 335th in the world with 7.6 billion dollars. Having blown on his 70 years, he acquired his wealth in luxury goods.
Then come respectively, in order of ranking, 430th in the world, Mike Adenuga (67-year-old South African with 6.1 billion dollars acquired in telecoms, oil); 575th in the world, the Algerian Issad Rebrab & family 4.8 billion dollars 77 years old; 580th the Nigerian Abdoulsamad Rabiu (60 years old with 4.8 billion dollars); 598th Nathan Kirsh (Eswatini) with an estimated fortune of 4.8 billion dollars is 89 years old. Egyptian Naguib Sawiris, 66, is 3.2 billion dollars strong. It ranks 977th globally. 1,000th in the world ranking and 10th on the continental level, the 59-year-old South African Patrice Motsepe has a fortune of 3 billion dollars.