Oumar TEMBELY
Oumar Tembely is Director of the Energy and Natural Resources Department at the West African Development Bank (BOAD), where he has worked for over 22 years. He holds advanced degrees in Management Science and in Audit and Management Control, and has held several key positions at BOAD, including Director of the Operations Department, Director of […]
Philip SIGWART
Philip Sigwart is Group CEO of Baobab Group, a leading provider of inclusive finance in Africa. Since 2019, he has led a seven-country platform serving 1.6 million customers—including more than 600,000 active small businesses—through digital channels, agent networks, and branches. Baobab disburses over $1.2 billion in new loans annually, manages more than $1 billion in […]
Baghayo SAQWARE
Dr. Baghayo A. Saqware is a Commissioner of Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of Tanzania Insurance Regulatory Authority (TIRA) from 2017-2019 and 2022 to date. Dr. Saqware started his career as compliance officer with National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and later he joined Institute of Finance Management and Tanzania Institute of Accountancy (TIA) as a […]
Nasser SEDDIQI
Nasser Seddiqi has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Casablanca Stock Exchange since January 19, 2026, following his appointment by the Board of Directors in December 2025. With 25 years of experience in financial regulation, asset management, and market governance, he previously served as Head of Business Lines at the Moroccan Capital Market Authority […]
Coura Carine SENE
Ms. Coura Sène is one of West Africa’s leading business executives, with more than 20 years of experience in electronic money, telecommunications, and insurance. She currently serves as Regional Director and Board Member of Wave Digital Finance. Under her leadership, Wave has experienced remarkable growth in Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire and has become an increasingly […]
Temi POPOOLA
Temi Popoola is the Group Managing Director/CEO of Nigerian Exchange Group, having previously served as CEO of its subsidiary, Nigerian Exchange Limited. A Wall Street-trained investment banker, he began his career in London managing African energy assets before working as an equity derivatives trader at Bank of America Securities in New York. He later led […]
Aruoture ODDIRI
Aruoture “Rotus” Oddiri is the host of the Global Business Report on Arise News which is broadcast across the African continent and in the United Kingdom. He holds a Bachelors degree in Economics from the University of Houston and has spent over two decades working in Banking and Finance from JP Morgan in the United […]
Josephine Okui OSSIYA
Mrs. Josephine Okui Ossiya is a seasoned finance and management expert with over 20 years of experience in senior roles across finance, audit, treasury, risk management, and strategy execution, including 14 years in public-private partnerships. She has worked in diverse sectors such as energy, oil and gas, pensions, financial services, FMCG, real estate, and telecommunications. […]
Nicholas NORBROOK
Nicholas is a founding editor of The Africa Report. He previously worked for Radio France Internationale and Africa Confidential. His research focuses on industrialization, Asia’s growth trajectory, and the political economy of the nation-state.
Namakau MUNDIA NTINI
Mrs. Namakau Mundia Ntini is the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer , Pensions and Insurance Authority, Zambia. She has been with the Authority since 2009 , and has served in different roles in Insurance and Pensions Supervision. Mrs. Ntini has a passion for financial inclusion and served as Chairperson of the Financial Education Working Group […]