Abiba Zakariah Elected Vice President of OAISA
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Ghana's Commissioner of Insurance, Abiba Zakariah, was elected Vice President of the Organization of African Insurance Supervisory Authorities (OAISA) at its 2025 Annual General Meeting held November 16–21 in Harare, Zimbabwe. Issouf Traoré of Côte d'Ivoire was elected President, and both will serve two-year renewable terms. The meeting brought together insurance regulators from twenty-four African countries to advance cooperation and harmonization of supervisory standards across the continent.
“Following her election, Abiba Zakariah reaffirmed Ghana's commitment to supporting the development of a resilient, inclusive, and well-regulated insurance market across the continent.”
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Ghana's Commissioner of Insurance, Abiba Zakariah, was elected Vice President of the Organization of African Insurance Supervisory Authorities (OAISA) at the 2025 Annual General Meeting held in Harare, Zimbabwe. Issouf Traoré of Côte d'Ivoire was elected President. Both will serve two-year renewable terms.
Insurers and insurance market participants across Africa should note this leadership transition at the continental regulatory body, as OAISA's direction on supervisory framework harmonization, risk-based supervision standards, and cross-border market development will shape the regulatory environment in member jurisdictions over the coming two years.
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- 2025-11-16
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- Harare, Zimbabwe
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Abiba Zakariah, Commissioner of Insurance, elected Vice President of the Organization of African Insurance Supervisory Authorities (OAISA)
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Abiba Zakariah, Commissioner of Insurance, elected Vice President of the Organization of African Insurance Supervisory Authorities (OAISA)
Ghana’s Commissioner of Insurance, Abiba Zakariah, has been elected Vice President of the Organization of African Insurance Supervisory Authorities (OAISA) at the body’s 2025 Annual General Meeting, held from 16th to 21st November in Harare, Zimbabwe. Her election is widely regarded as a strong endorsement of Ghana’s growing leadership in insurance regulation and the ongoing reforms within the sector.
Following her election, Abiba Zakariah reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to supporting the development of a resilient, inclusive, and well-regulated insurance market across the continent. She underscored the importance of strengthening supervisory frameworks and enhancing the global competitiveness of Africa’s insurance industry, in line with international best practices.
At the same meeting, Mr. Issouf Traoré of Côte d’Ivoire was elected President of OAISA. Both executives will serve a two-year renewable term, ushering in what stakeholders anticipate will be a more unified and forward-looking leadership for the continental regulatory body.
The week-long meeting brought together insurance regulators from twenty-four (24) African countries to deepen cooperation and promote the harmonization of supervisory standards. Discussions focused on risk-based supervision, emerging market trends, and regulatory best practices. The 2025 OAISA Annual Meeting reaffirmed the organization’s commitment to a credible and unified regulatory framework, while highlighting the need for stronger Anglophone–Francophone collaboration to support sustainable market development and continental integration.
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