Aziz Akhannouch, the country’s second richest man after King Mohammed VI, will be more than happy to put 2022 behind him. The year, marked by a climate of social tension linked to the consequences of the Ukraine war, was a difficult one for the prime minister, who was appointed in October 2021 after his Rassemblement National des Indépendants (RNI) party romped home in elections the previous month. Akhannouch, who is
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