Our History
40 years serving the African economy
Licence for Caisse Commune d’Épargne et d’Investissement is obtained in Cameroon.
Commercial rebrand: Caisse Commune d’Épargne et d’Investissement becomes “CCEI-Bank”.
Creation of CCEI-Bank Equatorial Guinea.
Creation of the Paris Business Office.
Creation of the Pointe-Noire Business Office.
Creation of the Beijing Business Office.
CCEI-Bank Cameroon changes its business name to Afriland First Bank.
Licence for Afriland First Bank Sao Tomé e Principe is obtained.
Licence for Afriland First Bank Democratic Republic of Congo is obtained.
Creation of Afriland First Group in Geneva — the holding company is born.
Purchase of 80% of Intermarket Bank Zambia.
Licence for Afriland First Bank Liberia is obtained.
Licence for Afriland First Bank South Sudan is obtained.
Creation of Afriland First Bank Guinea.
Creation of Afriland First Bank Ivory Coast through a 97% take-over of Access Bank Ivory Coast.
Divestiture of the entire shareholding held in Afriland First Bank Zambia.
Creation of Afriland First Bank Uganda.
Agreement for the buyout by the Equatoguinean State of the 66% stake jointly held by Afriland First Group (53%) and Afriland First Bank Cameroon (13%).
Afriland First Group is excluded from the share capital of Afriland First Bank DRC by the Central Bank of Congo.
Divestiture of the shareholding held in Afriland First Bank Uganda.
Creation of Afriland First Holding (AFH) in Lomé.
Creation of Africa Diamond Invest (ADI), a Portfolio Management and Brokerage Company (SGI), in Lomé.
Regulatory approval granted by COBAC to open branches in Chad, the Central African Republic, and the Republic of Congo.