AFIS Annual Summit: Forging Africa’s Financial Powerhouse
Africa's most influential gathering, bringing leaders together to shape a more inclusive and resilient financial future for Africa.
During two intense and inspiring days, the AFIS Annual Summit becomes the hub of Africa’s financial transformation. With over 1,250 senior leaders from Africa’s financial industry in attendance, including top bankers, insurers, fintech founders, capital market experts and mobile money operators, as well as policymakers and regulators from Africa and beyond, this unique platform fosters bold debate, high-level collaboration and decisive solutions.
Visionary ideas are transformed into concrete action plans to overcome the toughest challenges facing the sector, including climate transition, digital irevolution, financial inclusion, and regulatory harmonisation.
Host country
Kingdom of Morocco
Morocco now operates one of the most advanced financial markets on the African continent. Ranked second among African stock exchanges and insurance markets in terms of value, the Kingdom has become a key player in establishing the continent’s financial sovereignty.
Thanks to its robust banking and insurance institutions, solid financial sector, and ambitious national strategy for tax reform, investment, and economic diversification, Morocco has become a champion of regional integration.
Morocco is proud to host an event such as AFIS, a unique opportunity in Africa to promote a unified vision for inclusion and financial partnerships across the continent.
Nadia Fettah Alaoui
Minister of Economy and Finance – Kingdom of Morocco
As a leading event in the African financial sector, AFIS provides the perfect opportunity to strengthen our collaboration with existing partners and develop innovative ideas that will support the development of the continent and help to consolidate a robust financial ecosystem. The annual summit in Casablanca provides the perfect platform to reaffirm our commitment to Morocco.
Ethiopis Tafara
Vice President for Africa
Co-host
IFC World Bank group
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. IFC works in more than 100 countries, using its capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries.
IFC improves the lives of people in developing countries by investing in private sector growth. IFC connects economic development with humanitarian needs to create real progress for the people and places that need it most.
As a robust and resilient financial sector is crucial for the continent’s economic growth, the IFC has supported the AFIS from the beginning.
Founder
Jeune Afrique media group
Established in 1960, Jeune Afrique Media Group (JAMG) is a leading African news, brand content, and events company. JAMG is the publisher of Jeune Afrique, The Africa Report and Africa Business+, as well as the founder of the AFRICA CEO FORUM, the largest annual gathering of the African private sector.
The Group founded AFIS in 2021, convinced that the development of effective financial services in Africa requires regular and in-depth dialogue between the public and private sectors.
This edition in Casablanca highlights the urgent need to modernise our instruments and mobilise our own capital in order to focus on strategic projects and consolidate our economic development. Financial sovereignty must be the foundation of growth and inclusion on our continent.
Amir Ben Yahmed
CEO, Jeune Afrique Media Group
OUR VISION BEHIND AFIS 2025
The AFIS community of African financial institutions and policymakers must take the lead
in driving this shift: from dependence to design, from fragmentation to coordination.
[THEME] FROM SAVINGS TO STRATEGIC POWER
Africa’s pursuit of financial sovereignty has never been more critical. Mounting constraints – from discriminatory trade barriers and rising debt to a global economy increasingly reduced to hard transactional terms – are reshaping the continent’s options.
[SPEAKERS] Voices of African financial leadeRS
From renowned African financial leaders and visionary fintech founders to influential ministers, central bank governors, and regulators, an extraordinary lineup of speakers whose insights and leadership are driving Africa’s financial transformation.
[PROGRAMME] UNLOCK TRANSFORMATIVE SOLUTIONS
The aim of each format in our program is to stimulate debate, generate concrete solutions and encourage dialogue between private sector leaders and policymakers.
