The history of the BANK OF AFRICA group begins in Mali, in 1982, with the establishment of the first BANK OF AFRICA, almost without external support. Today, the Group BANK OF AFRICA is present in 17 countries including: 8 in West Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Togo and Senegal), 7 in Africa Eastern and Indian Ocean (Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Tanzania and Uganda),