The BANK OF AFRICA Group operates in 17 countries, including 8 in West Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo), 7 in East Africa and Indian Ocean (Burundi, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Madagascar, Tanzania and Uganda), the Democratic Republic of Congo, and in France, through a network of 15 commercial banks, one financial company, one bank in the habitat, one brokerage firm, two investment companies, one asset management company and Group 1 representative office in Paris. Since 2010, the BANK OF AFRICA Group is majority owned by BMCE Bank which gives it a powerful strategic and operational support, and direct access to international markets through its presence in Europe and Asia. The BOA Group now has about 6,000 employees.