Private company

Afriland First Bank

Financial services institution in Cameroon

Afriland First Group is a conglomerate comprising banks, an insurance company and investment advisory businesses. The group's headquarters are located in Switzerland with subsidiaries in the Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Liberia, South Sudan and São Tomé and Príncipe. The flagship company of the group is Afriland First Bank in Cameroon, with headquarters in Yaoundé.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1987Founded1
  • Industryfinance1
  • HeadquartersYaoundé1
  • Websitewww.afrilandfirstbank.com
  • Legal formS.A.1
  • LEI254900G65YN2XLDO4T063
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressIndependence Square, 11834 Yaounde, Cameroon3
  • Registered withPlanning and Regional Development (Ministry of Economy), 87.R.0413

Afriland First Group is a conglomerate comprising banks, an insurance company and investment advisory businesses. The group's headquarters are located in Switzerland with subsidiaries in the Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Liberia, South Sudan and São Tomé and Príncipe.2

Products and brands

  • financial services

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries

As of October 2019 the bank maintains subsidiaries in the following countries:

Equatorial Guinea - CCEI Bank GE

São Tomé and Príncipe - First Bank São Tomé and Príncipe

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Afriland First Bank DRC

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Liberia - Afriland First Bank Liberia

South Sudan - Afriland First Bank South Sudan

Guinea - Afriland First Bank Guinea

Ivory Coast - Afriland First Bank Ivory Coast

Zambia - Intermarket Bank (80 percent shareholding)

The banking group was granted a commercial banking license by the Bank of Uganda, in September 2019. After starting operations on 1 December 2020, the subsidiary voluntarily surrendered its banking license in May 2022, following a "strategic business review" by Afriland Group, who were the shareholders.

Branch Network

As of December 2024, the bank has over 90+ branches in Cameroon.

From Wikipedia’s article on Afriland First Bank, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 1987Founded Founded1

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