List of banks in Africa explained

This is a list of banks in Africa, arranged by country.

Algeria

See main article: List of banks in Algeria.

Central bank

Commercial public banks

Commercial private banks

Angola

See main article: article and List of Angolan banks.

Central bank

Commercial banks and other financial institutions

Benin

Central bank

Banks and other financial institutions

See main article: List of banks in Benin.

Botswana

Central bank

Development banks

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in Botswana.

Burkina Faso

Central bank

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in Burkina Faso.

Burundi

Central bank

Banks

See main article: List of banks in Burundi.

Cameroon

Central bank

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in Cameroon.

Cape Verde

Central bank

Banks and other financial institutions

See main article: List of banks in Cape Verde.

Central African Republic

See main article: List of banks in the Central African Republic.

Central bank

Banks

Chad

Central bank

Banks and other financial institutions

See main article: List of banks in Chad.

Microfinance institutions

Comoros

Central bank

Commercial bank

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Central bank

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Microfinance institution

Djibouti

Central bank

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in Djibouti.

Egypt

Central bank

Banks

See main article: List of banks in Egypt.

Equatorial Guinea

Central bank

Banks

See main article: List of banks in Equatorial Guinea.

Eritrea

See main article: List of banks in Eritrea.

Central bank

Commercial banks

Ethiopia

See main article: List of banks in Ethiopia.

Central bank

Banks

Microfinance institution

Gabon

Central bank

Banks and other financial institutions

See main article: List of banks in Gabon.

Gambia

Central bank

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in the Gambia.

Ghana

Central bank

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in Ghana.

Rural bank

Guinea

Central bank

Banks and other financial institutions

See main article: List of banks in Guinea.

Guinea-Bissau

Central bank

Banks

See main article: List of banks in Guinea-Bissau.

Ivory Coast

See main article: List of banks in Ivory Coast.

Central bank

Banks and other financial institutions

Kenya

Central bank

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in Kenya.

Representative offices of foreign banks

List of representative offices of foreign banks in Kenya:[53]

Deposit-accepting microfinance institutions

Investment banks

This is a list of investment banks and stockbrokerage firms in Kenya:[54]

Lesotho

Central bank

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in Lesotho.

Liberia

Central bank

Investment banks

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in Liberia.

Libya

Central bank

Banks

See main article: List of banks in Libya.

Madagascar

Central bank

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in Madagascar.

Malawi

Central bank

Banks

See main article: List of banks in Malawi.

Mali

Central bank

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in Mali.

Mauritania

Central bank

Banks

See main article: List of banks in Mauritania.

Mauritius

Central bank

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in Mauritius.

Morocco

Central bank

Major banks

See main article: List of banks in Morocco.

Investment banks

Other banks

Mozambique

Central bank

Banks and other financial institutions

See main article: List of banks in Mozambique.

Namibia

Central bank

Investment Banks

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in Namibia.

Niger

Central bank

Banks and other financial institutions

Nigeria

See main article: List of banks in Nigeria.

Central bank

Commercial Banks with International Authorization[71]

Microfinance Banks[71]

Non-interest Banks[71]

Merchant Banks[71]

Congo

Central bank

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in the Republic of the Congo.

Rwanda

Central bank

Development banks

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in Rwanda.

São Tomé and Príncipe

Central bank

Banks

See main article: List of banks in São Tomé and Príncipe.

Senegal

Central bank

Banks[83]

See main article: List of banks in Senegal.

Seychelles

Central bank

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in Seychelles.

Sierra Leone

Central bank

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in Sierra Leone.

Somalia

Central bank

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in Somalia.

South Africa

See main article: List of banks in South Africa.

Central bank

Locally controlled banks

Foreign-controlled banks

Branches of foreign banks

Other banks

Sudan

Central bank

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in Sudan.

South Sudan

Central bank

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in South Sudan.

Swaziland

Central bank

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in Swaziland.

Tanzania

Central bank

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in Tanzania.

Registered regional unit banks

Registered financial institutions

Togo

Central bank

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in Togo.

Tunisia

Central bank

Banks

See main article: List of banks in Tunisia.

Uganda

Central bank

Development banks

Investment banks

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in Uganda.

Licensed credit institutions

Centrally regulated microfinance institutions

Other microfinance institutions

Zambia

Central bank

Commercial banks

See main article: List of banks in Zambia.

Microfinance institution

Zimbabwe

Central bank

Development banks

Merchant banks

Commercial banks and other financial institutions

See main article: List of banks in Zimbabwe.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bank Of Algeria - Banque d'Algérie. www.bank-of-algeria.dz.
  2. Web site: Erro. www.bna.ao.
  3. Web site: Angola banks. www.portalino.it. 2010-02-24. 2010-04-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20100428090124/http://www.portalino.it/banks/_ao.htm. dead.
  4. http://www.bgfi.com/site/en/article.php?chaine=bgfibank-benin&id_article=336 About BGFIBank Benin
  5. Web site: List of Licensed Commercial Banks in Benin. https://web.archive.org/web/20100227182509/http://www.bceao.int/internet/bcweb.nsf/english.htm?OpenFrameSet. dead. February 27, 2010.
  6. Web site: ABN Amro Bank Opens in Botswana. allafrica.com.
  7. Web site: ABC Bank Rebrands To Banc ABC. allafrica.com.
  8. Web site: About Bank Gaborone. 2010-02-24. 2010-05-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20100501095924/http://www.bankgaborone.co.bw/index.php?id=25. dead.
  9. Web site: Capital Bank Opens Branch In Francistown. allafrica.com.
  10. Web site: Bank of Botswana - Banks. www.bankofbotswana.bw. 2010-09-28. 2015-08-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20150801235434/http://www.bankofbotswana.bw/index.php/content/2009103015021-banks. dead.
  11. Web site: List of Licensed Banks in Burkina Faso. https://web.archive.org/web/20100227182509/http://www.bceao.int/internet/bcweb.nsf/english.htm?OpenFrameSet. dead. February 27, 2010.
  12. Web site: UBA Has Subsidiary In Burkina Faso. allafrica.com.
  13. Web site: Burundi banks. www.portalino.it. 2010-02-24. 2011-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716063848/http://www.portalino.it/banks/_bi.htm. dead.
  14. http://www.beac.int/ About Bank of Central African States
  15. Web site: Names of Licensed Commercial Banks in Cameroon. allafrica.com.
  16. Web site: Atlantic Bank Group Takes Control of Amity Bank. allafrica.com.
  17. Web site: Cape Verde banks. www.portalino.it. 2010-02-24. 2011-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716063952/http://www.portalino.it/banks/_cv.htm. dead.
  18. Web site: Central African Republic banks. www.portalino.it. 2010-02-24. 2011-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716064103/http://www.portalino.it/banks/_cf.htm. dead.
  19. http://www.ecobank.com/english/group/ecobank.aspx?RubID=3&SRubID=1&SSRubID=1 Ecobank Maintains Subsidiary In Central African Republic
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  21. http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/product-compint-0000453676-page.html Profile of Commercial Bank of Tchad at Goliath.com
  22. Web site: 2022-04-20 . 20 April 2022 . fr-fr . Le groupe marocain Attijariwafa Bank signe au Tchad sa 26è implantation mondiale . La Tribune.
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  27. http://www.bgfi.com/site/en/article.php?chaine=bgfibank-drc&id_article=337 About BGFIBank DRC
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  29. Web site: Salam African Bank Opens In Djibouti. allafrica.com.
  30. Web site: Listing of Licensed Commercial Banks in Egypt. https://web.archive.org/web/20100924133959/http://cbe.org.eg/public/1-4-2010_reg.pdf. dead. September 24, 2010.
  31. Web site: Equatorial Guinea banks. www.portalino.it. 2010-02-24. 2011-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716064214/http://www.portalino.it/banks/_gq.htm. dead.
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  33. Web site: Eritrea banks. www.portalino.it. 2010-02-24. 2011-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716063944/http://www.portalino.it/banks/_er.htm. dead.
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  35. Web site: Agib Bank Limited - Home. www.agib.gm.
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  37. Web site: Prime Bank Gambia Starts Operations. allafrica.com.
  38. Web site: Skye Bank Enters Gambian Market. allafrica.com.
  39. Web site: Tong Shang International Commercial Bank (Gambia) . 2021-05-03 . 2022-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007032222/https://www.gts-bank.com/ . dead .
  40. Web site: Zenith Bank Starts Operations. allafrica.com.
  41. http://www.bog.gov.gh/index1.php?linkid=148 List of Licensed Commercial Banks in Ghana
  42. Web site: Profitability of Ghanaian Commercial Banks in 2008. allafrica.com.
  43. Web site: Listing of Licensed Rural Banks in Ghana.
  44. Web site: Guinea banks. www.portalino.it. 2010-02-24. 2011-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716064005/http://www.portalino.it/banks/_gn.htm. dead.
  45. Web site: 2010-04-20. Skye Bank Nigeria Opens Operation in Guinea, Renaissance Says. 2020-10-04. Bloomberg.com.
  46. Web site: List of Licensed Commercial Banks in Guinea Bissau. https://web.archive.org/web/20100227182509/http://www.bceao.int/internet/bcweb.nsf/english.htm?OpenFrameSet. dead. February 27, 2010.
  47. Web site: Ecobank's International Network of Subsidiaries . 2010-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100919183111/http://ecobank.com/countryoffices.aspx . 2010-09-19 . dead .
  48. Web site: Website of BCEAO (English Version). https://web.archive.org/web/20100227182509/http://www.bceao.int/internet/bcweb.nsf/english.htm?OpenFrameSet. dead. February 27, 2010.
  49. Web site: List of Licensed Commercial Banks in Ivory Coast (English). https://web.archive.org/web/20100227182509/http://www.bceao.int/internet/bcweb.nsf/english.htm?OpenFrameSet. dead. February 27, 2010.
  50. Web site: List of Licensed Commercial Banks in Kenya. https://web.archive.org/web/20120406133411/http://www.centralbank.go.ke/financialsystem/banks/Register.aspx. dead. April 6, 2012.
  51. Web site: Bankelele: Kenya Bank Rankings. Bankelele. 4 September 2007.
  52. Web site: UBA Starts Operations in Kenya . 2010-02-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141107205635/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/220/660876 . 2014-11-07 . dead .
  53. Web site: Representative Offices of Foreign Banks . 2014-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140701174545/https://centralbank.go.ke/index.php/bank-supervision/representative-offices-of-foreign-institutions-in-kenya . 2014-07-01 . dead .
  54. Web site: NSE List of Member Firms. 2014-06-10. 2021-12-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20211204201545/https://www.nse.co.ke/member-firms/firms.html. dead.
  55. http://www.centralbank.org.ls List of Licensed Banks in Lesotho
  56. Web site: List of Licensed Commercial Banks in Liberia. 2011-06-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722010045/http://www.cbl.org.lr/doc/superdoc/combnkadd031909.pdf. 2011-07-22. dead.
  57. Web site: LBID Is Both A Development and Commercial Bank. allafrica.com.
  58. Web site: Libya banks. www.portalino.it. 2010-02-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20130818143800/http://www.portalino.it/banks/_ly.htm. 2013-08-18. dead.
  59. Web site: Website of the Central Bank of Madagascar . 2010-02-24 . 2009-10-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091010083754/http://www.banque-centrale.mg/index.php?id=m8_3_1 . dead .
  60. Web site: Ecobank Has Subsidiary In Malawi . 2010-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100919183111/http://ecobank.com/countryoffices.aspx . 2010-09-19 . dead .
  61. Web site: List of Licensed Banks in Malawi . 2010-02-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060716143030/http://www.rbm.mw/data/supervision/index.asp?content=eli . 2006-07-16 . dead .
  62. Web site: List of Licensed Banks in Mali. https://web.archive.org/web/20100227182509/http://www.bceao.int/internet/bcweb.nsf/english.htm?OpenFrameSet. dead. February 27, 2010.
  63. Web site: Challenges of Agricultural Financing In Mali. 2010-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20101227113417/http://www.aec.msu.edu/fs2/mali_pasidma/Konare_Challenges_Ag_Financing.pdf. 2010-12-27. dead.
  64. Web site: List of Licensed Commercial Banks in Mauritania (French). 2010-10-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20101003062724/http://www.bcm.mr/Supervision%20bancaire%20et%20financi%C3%A8re/Structure%20du%20syst%C3%A8me%20bancaire/Pages/default.aspx. 2010-10-03. dead.
  65. Web site: ABC Bank Holdings Rebrands to BancABC. allafrica.com.
  66. Web site: Mozambique Licenses Two New Banks. allafrica.com.
  67. http://www.bancomoc.mz/Instituicoes.aspx?id=GINS0001&ling=pt List of Licensed Commercial Banks in Mozambique (Portuguese)
  68. Web site: List of Licensed Banks in Namibia. 2010-02-24. 2010-05-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20100524155045/http://www.bon.com.na/content/banksup/banks.aspx. dead.
  69. Web site: List of Licensed Commercial Banks in Niger. https://web.archive.org/web/20100227182509/http://www.bceao.int/internet/bcweb.nsf/english.htm?OpenFrameSet. dead. February 27, 2010.
  70. Web site: Central Bank of Nigeria - Home. www.cbn.gov.ng.
  71. Web site: 6 June 2018 . List of deposit money banks and financial holding companies operating in Nigeria as at December 29, 2017 . 6 June 2018 . Abuja . . Central Bank of Nigeria.
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  73. Web site: BSCA.Bank Web-Banking . zh . Ebank.bscabank.com . 2022-12-06 .
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  76. Web site: Congo .
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  79. Web site: Rwanda Government Plans to Divest From Housing Bank of Rwanda. allafrica.com.
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  81. Portuguese: Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe
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  87. Web site: List of Licensed Commercial Banks in Sierra Leone. 2010-02-24. 2009-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20090929092923/http://www.bankofsierraleone-centralbank.org/banks.html. dead.
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  96. Web site: ICB.
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  110. Web site: UGAFODE Applies For Banking License.
  111. Web site: BRAC: Page not found. www.brac.net.
  112. Web site: Bank of Zambia. www.boz.zm. 2010-09-29. 2010-06-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20100621132055/http://www.boz.zm/. dead.
  113. Web site: BancABC Maintains Subsidiary in Zambia. allafrica.com.
  114. Web site: UBA Has Subsidiary in Zambia.
  115. Web site: ABC Holdings Limited Rebrands to BancABC. allafrica.com.
  116. Web site: Government Approves CFX Takeover By Interfi. allafrica.comn.
  117. Web site: Ecobank Acquires Premier. allafrica.com.
  118. Web site: Genesis Bank Receives Commercial Banking Licence. allafrica.com.
  119. http://www.mbca.co.zw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38&Itemid=45 About MBCA Bank

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