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African Banker Awards,
Celebrating excellence and best practices in African banking.

A landmark annual banking event

The African Banker Awards are designed to recognize the reforms, rapid modernisation, consolidation, integration and expansion of Africa's banking and financial system. The Awards Ceremony will be held in Nairobi, Kenya on the 28th May 2024.

2023 winners

Institutions

Bank of the Year

Afreximbank

Sustainable Bank of the Year

Nedbank, South Africa

DFI of the Year

Afreximbank

Fintech of the Year

MFS Africa, South Africa

SME Bank of the Year

Caisse de compensation et de consignation, Tunisia

People

Banker of the year

Ms Esther Kariuki - Co-operative Bank of Kenya

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Miguel Azevedo, Citi

Lifetime Achievement

Mr. Hisham Ezz Al-Arab, Commercial International Bank

Central Bank Governor of the Year

Harvesh Seegolam, Bank of Mauritius

Minister of Finance of the Year

Hon. Enoch Godongwana, South Africa

Regional Banks

Regional Bank of the Year - North Africa

Bank of Africa

Regional Bank of the Year - East Africa

CRDB Bank

Regional Bank of the Year - Central Africa

Trust Merchant Bank

Regional Bank of the Year - West Africa

Vista Bank

Deals

Infrastructure deal of the Year

US$900m debt funding facility for Scatec Solar PV plus Battery Storage Project - Standard Bank

Deal of the Year - Debt

Harmony Gold Company syndicated multi-tranche, multi-currency, loan facility of US$400 million and R4 billion - Absa & Nedbank

Deal of the Year - Equity

US$298m Infinity Energy equity investment and Lekela Power acquisition - Africa Finance Corporation

Agriculture deal of the Year

US$78m funding facility for the Southern Oil Structured Commodity Finance Transaction - Absa

The awards sponsors

High Patron

Platinum Sponsor

Associate Sponsor

Associate Sponsor

2023 Nominees

    Banker of the Year

  1. Mr Admassu Tadesse - Trade and Development Bank
  2. Prof Benedict Oramah - Afreximbank
  3. Ms Esther Kariuki - Co-operative Bank of Kenya
  4. Mr Moezz Mir - SBM Bank, Kenya
  5. Ms Mukwandi Chibesakunda - Zanaco, Zambia
  6. Mr Othman Benjelloun - Bank of Africa
  7. Ms Yemi Edun - First City Monument Bank

    Bank of the Year

  1. Afreximbank
  2. Bank of Africa
  3. Co-operative Bank of Kenya
  4. CRDB Bank - Tanzania
  5. The Mauritius Commercial Bank
  6. Trade and Development Bank
  7. Trust Merchant Bank, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Sustainable Bank of the Year

  1. Absa, South Africa
  2. Commercial International Bank, Egypt
  3. Nedbank, South Africa
  4. Rand Merchant Bank, South Africa
  5. Trade and Development Bank

    DFI of the Year

  1. Afreximbank
  2. Africa Finance Corporation
  3. Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa: BADEA
  4. Lesotho National Development Corporation
  5. Trade and Development Bank

    Fintech of the Year

  1. Ensibuuko Technologies, Uganda
  2. Flutterwave, Nigeria
  3. JUMO World, South Africa
  4. Lulalend, South Africa
  5. MFS Africa, South Africa

    SME Bank of the Year

  1. Absa, South Africa
  2. Caisse de dépôts et de consignations, Tunisia
  3. CRDB Bank, Tanzania
  4. Ecobank, Senegal
  5. KCB Bank, Kenya

    Deal of the Year - Debt

  1. €174m ($190m) investment in the 44MW Singrobo-Ahouaty Project - Africa Finance Corporation
  2. R1.143bn ($66.13m) gender-linked bond (“GLB”) issuance across 3-year and 5-year tranches for Barloworld Limited - Rand Merchant Bank
  3. $564m equivalent private placement green bond issuance for GrowthPoint - Absa
  4. Harmony Gold Company syndicated multi-tranche, multi-currency, loan facility of $400m and R4bn - Absa & Nedbank
  5. Dual currency $292.4m, and E£1.9bn Syndicated Long Term Facility ($400m) to the Egyptian Chemical Industries Company (KIMA) - National Bank of Egypt

    Deal of the Year - Equity

  1. Advisory on the $2.5bn initial public offering (IPO) of ADNOC Gas - EFG Hermes
  2. $47m investment in Africa Go Green - International Finance Corporation (IFC)
  3. $298m Infinity Energy equity investment and Lekela Power acquisition - Africa Finance Corporation
  4. R892m ($55m) acquisition of Windlab Africa's wind and solar assets I partnership with Seriti Resources - Rand Merchant Bank
  5. R8.9bn ($550m) evergreen B-BBEE transaction for Shoprite - Rand Merchant Bank

    Agriculture Deal of the Year

  1. Launch of a first-of-its-kind AgriHarvest Platform - Rand Merchant Bank
  2. $100m working capital trade finance facility to Export Trading Group (ETG) - Trade and Development Bank
  3. E£8bn ($266m) Syndicated Long-Term Loan Facility for Evergrow - National Bank of Egypt & Banque Misr
  4. Syndicated Long Term Facility $161m General Authority for Rehabilitation Projects & Agricultural Development (GARPAD) - National Bank of Egypt
  5. $78m funding facility for the Southern Oil Structured Commodity Finance Transaction - Absa

    Infrastructure Deal of the Year

  1. $650m equivalent syndicated loan facility to EDF Renewable - Absa
  2. $21.7m Corporate Sukuk issuance for Family Homes Fund - Greenwich Merchant Bank
  3. $1bn 7-year Amortizing Term Loan in favour of a Special Purpose Vehicle (“SPV”) for NNPC Limited Project Yield - Afreximbank
  4. $900m debt funding facility for Scatec Solar PV plus Battery Storage Project - Standard Bank

    African Banker Awards hosts first AFAWA Bank of the Year Award

    In partnership with the African Guarantee Fund and AfDB, AFAWA Bank of the Year Award will spotlight the banks advancing the financial inclusion of women across the continent. The nominees for the AFAWA Bank of the Year Award are:

  1. Letshego Nigeria
  2. Fin’ELLE
  3. Rawbank
  4. Letshego Uganda
  5. Oiko Credit

About the awards

The African Banker Awards are a landmark annual event for African banking taking place during the annual meetings of the African Development Bank. Organised by African Banker magazine and IC Events in co-operation with BusinessinAfrica Events, the African Banker Awards celebrate excellence and best practices in African banking.

Recognising the 400 personalities and banks that are driving Africa's rapidly transforming financial sector, the African Banker Awards bring together industry leaders from Africa and the world. They celebrate the achievements of those who are driving growth and development and creating new economic opportunities for citizens and communities all over the continent and inspire new generations of bankers whoare shaping Africa's future.

28th May 2024

Nairobi, Kenya

The awards categories

The awards judges

Rebecca Enonchong

CEO - Appstech

Zemedeneh Negatu

Global Chairman - Fairfax Africa Fund

Tom Minney

Editor - African Council Markets News

Toyin F Sanni

GCEO - Emerging Africa Capital

Jean-Louis Ekra

Board Member - British Globeleq Group

Vivien Shobo

CEO - FVS Advisory Partners

Alain le Noir

Co Founder - Club des banques et établissements financiers africains

Christopher Hartland-Peel

Principal - Hartland-Peel Africa Equity Research