FINANCIAL AFRIK – Issue 131 (June 15 – July 14, 2026)

Table of Contents

Page 2 – Premium

• Jonathan Valette Appointed Managing Director for ASCOMA’s West Africa Region
• AFMA Strengthens Its Governance with the Appointment of Laila Mamou to the Board of Directors
• Tunisia: Hatem Amira Appointed CEO of MAE Assurances
• Spiro Appoints Anant Badjatya as Group CEO
• MTN Uganda Appoints Phrase Lubega to Lead Its Mobile Money Subsidiary
• Egypt Assumes the Presidency of the African Insurance Organization (AIO)

Page 4 – Editorial

• Ebola: Egypt’s Incredible Decision
  By Adama Wade

Page 5 – Banking

• Eurozone: The ECB Raises Its Key Interest Rates and Shakes Up the CFA Franc Zone
• 2025 Dividends: Nearly CFAF 29 Billion to Be Paid to Coris Bank International Shareholders
• Société Générale Senegal Reports the Highest Profit in Its History

Page 6 – Banking

• BOAD Development Days 2026: Sustainable Housing at the Heart of WAEMU Sovereignty
• CRRH-UEMOA Becomes AFINHAB After 15 Years of Expansion

Page 7 – Manager

• The Strategy and Management Vision of Gécamines’ New Leadership Team, Led by Baraka Kabemba
• Finance and African Languages: Alassane Ba Publishes the First French–Pulaar Banking and Financial Glossary

Pages 8–9 – Special Report

• Top 20 Most Influential Law Firms in Africa: References and Years

Page 10 – Business Law

• Orabank vs. Paycruiser: A Dakar Court Puts the Case on Hold and Orders an Expert Assessment
• LOCAFRIQUE Forces CCST Senegal to Back Down: Nearly CFAF 100 Million to Be Paid

Page 12 – Analysis

• Macky Sall Sets Out to Conquer the UN: Between Empty Chairs and Cozy Lounges

Pages 14–16 – Institutions

• African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings: The Brazzaville Call
• Governors Endorse Sidi Ould Tah’s Four Guiding Principles
• AfDB 2026 Annual Meetings in Brazzaville: General Satisfaction and New Strategic Directions for Africa

Pages 18–20 – Institutions

• In Rabat, Shelter Afrique Development Bank Places Housing Finance at the Heart of Africa’s Urban Transformation

Page 22 – Interview

• Jean Paterne Megne Ekoga, Vice President of the Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC)
• “The Blue Fund Must Turn the Announced Commitments into Concrete Projects Starting in 2026