Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries

KCB Group Plc is the largest commercial bank in East Africa, established in 1896 in Kenya. The bank has expanded its operations across several countries, including Tanzania, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Ethiopia, and it also owns the National Bank of Kenya. With the largest branch network in the region, KCB operates 354 branches, 1,103 ATMs, and collaborates with over 26,000 merchants and agents to provide banking services around the clock. Besides its core banking services, KCB Group has diversified into non-banking ventures, including KCB Insurance Agency, KCB Capital Limited, and KCB Foundation. The company emphasizes digital banking, offering mobile and internet banking services along with a 24-hour contact center for customer support. Furthermore, KCB maintains a network of over 200 correspondent banks globally, ensuring effective facilitation of international trade for its clients.

Cofina Mali is a microfinance institution focused on supporting the growth of informal micro-enterprises in the region. Established as part of Groupe COFINA, it aims to enhance financial inclusion by offering a range of financial services, including savings and credit options tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises. Cofina Mali plays a crucial role in the formalization of the African business market by providing medium and long-term financing to businesses that may not meet the criteria of traditional commercial banks. With a presence in multiple French-speaking African countries, Cofina Mali is dedicated to fostering the development of the private sector and contributing to economic growth in the region.

KCB Group Plc is the largest commercial bank in East Africa, established in 1896 in Kenya. The bank has expanded its operations across several countries, including Tanzania, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Ethiopia, and it also owns the National Bank of Kenya. With the largest branch network in the region, KCB operates 354 branches, 1,103 ATMs, and collaborates with over 26,000 merchants and agents to provide banking services around the clock. Besides its core banking services, KCB Group has diversified into non-banking ventures, including KCB Insurance Agency, KCB Capital Limited, and KCB Foundation. The company emphasizes digital banking, offering mobile and internet banking services along with a 24-hour contact center for customer support. Furthermore, KCB maintains a network of over 200 correspondent banks globally, ensuring effective facilitation of international trade for its clients.

Azito Energie S.A. is a company based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, that develops, owns, and operates a thermal power plant utilizing natural gas resources. Founded in 1997, Azito Energie plays a significant role in enhancing energy independence in Côte d'Ivoire and contributes to the country's position as an important electricity supplier in West Africa. As a subsidiary of Globeleq Generation Limited, the company focuses on harnessing indigenous natural gas to generate electricity efficiently.

ACEP Burkina is a MFI specialized in the financing of micro companies and very small enterprises existing in towns and close suburbs. Granted credits are mainly used to finance required working capital and investments. I&P and ACEP International which are old partners have decided to partner in 2008 to try to start a microfinance institution like ACEP in the country. In spite of a preexisting important mutual fund present in town zone, small entrepreneurs remain hardly linked to microfinance. Besides, it does not exist for the moment in Burkina Faso, a microfinance institution specialized in individual credit with an effective and appropriate technique of credit risk analysis towards very small companies. Financings trough subventions have been secured from the French Agency of Development then an agreement has been obtained from the ministry of finances in June 2012. The microfinance institution has started its activities in October 2012.

Alios Finance Group is a financial services provider based in South Africa, offering a comprehensive range of personal and investment financing solutions. The company caters to both private and public sector employees, professionals, and individuals across nine Sub-Saharan African countries, including Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Kenya, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania, and Zambia. Additionally, it has a presence in North Africa through its main shareholder, Tunisie Leasing Group. Alios Finance Group's services include financial leases, investment loans, hire purchases, operating leases, short-term and personal loans, as well as equipment and car loans, aimed at meeting the diverse financial needs of its clients.

Azito Energie S.A. is a company based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, that develops, owns, and operates a thermal power plant utilizing natural gas resources. Founded in 1997, Azito Energie plays a significant role in enhancing energy independence in Côte d'Ivoire and contributes to the country's position as an important electricity supplier in West Africa. As a subsidiary of Globeleq Generation Limited, the company focuses on harnessing indigenous natural gas to generate electricity efficiently.

The story of the BANK OF AFRICA Group began in Mali in 1982, with the first BANK OF AFRICA, which was created with almost no external help. Today, the BANK OF AFRICA Group is established in 17 countries. There are: - Eight BOA banks in West Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Togo and Senegal) - Seven BOA banks in East Africa and the Indian Ocean (Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Tanzania and Uganda) - One in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - And also one in France, across a network of 15 commercial banks, one financial corporation, one banque de l’habitat, one leasing company, one brokerage firm, two investment companies, one asset management company and one Group representative office in Paris. Since 2010, the BANK OF AFRICA Group has been majority-owned by BMCE Bank, the second largest private bank in Morocco. BMCE Bank brings strong strategic and operational support to the BANK OF AFRICA Group, as well as direct access to the international market as a result of its presence in Europe and Asia.

Oragroup SA provides personal and business banking services. Orabank is present in 12 countries in West and Central Africa. Indeed, to the countries of historical presence - Benin, Gabon, Guinea, Mauritania, Togo, Togo - were added six new countries following the takeover, with the West African Development Bank (BOAD) Ex-network of Regional Solidarity Banks (BRS) - Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal.