^{The UEMOA Banking Commission issued a reprimand against a bank based in Benin during its 17th session held on 25 and 26 June 2025.} The sanction was pronounced after hearing from the leaders concerned.

The disciplinary sanction is motivated by breaches and breaches of legal and regulatory texts applicable to credit institutions. Noted that weaknesses were identified in this bank's governance, risk management as well as its anti-money laundering, terrorist financing and weapons of mass destruction system

The bank received a financial penalty in the amount of three hundred million (300,000,000) FCFA, in respect of the above offenses which fall into the second and third categories, in accordance with the provisions of Instruction No. 006-05-2018 of 16 May 2018 setting out the procedures for the application of financial sanctions imposed by the UMOA Banking Commission against UMOA credit institutions

Likewise, a warning was also issued against a bank based in Burkina. It is motivated by breaches and breaches of legal and regulatory texts applicable to credit institutions

In addition to the above disciplinary sanction, the bank received a financial penalty in the amount of one hundred and fifty-one million (151,000,000) FCFA, in respect of the above offenses which fall under the second and third categories, in accordance with the provisions of Instruction No. 006-05-2018 of May 16, 2018 setting out the procedures for applying the financial sanctions imposed by the UMOA Banking Commission against UMOA credit institutions

A bank based in Niger was also blamed by the UMOA Banking Commission, after hearing the managers concerned. This disciplinary sanction is motivated by breaches and breaches of the legal and regulatory texts applicable to credit institutions. In particular, weaknesses were identified in governance and risk management as well as in the framework for combating money laundering, the financing of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction

In addition to the above disciplinary sanction, the bank received a financial penalty in the amount of three hundred million (300,000,000) FCFA, in respect of the above offenses, which fall in particular into the second and third categories, in accordance with the provisions of Instruction No. 006-05-2018 of 16 May 2018 setting out the procedures for applying the financial sanctions imposed by the UMOA Banking Commission against UMOA credit institutions

The banking commission also issued a warning against a bank based in Senegal. The sanction imposed is motivated by breaches and infringements of the legal and regulatory texts applicable to credit institutions. Weaknesses were identified in governance, credit and operational risk management, as well as money laundering, terrorist financing and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction

The bank received a financial penalty in the amount of one hundred and fifty-one million (151,000,000) FCFA, for the above offenses, which fall in particular into the second and third categories, in accordance with the provisions of Instruction No. 006-05-2018 of 16 May 2018 setting out the procedures for #39; application of financial sanctions imposed by the UMOA Banking Commission against UMOA credit institutions

A bank based in Togo was also criticized. This disciplinary sanction is motivated by breaches and infringements of the legal and regulatory texts applicable to credit institutions. Weaknesses have been identified in governance, risk management and the system to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

In addition to the above disciplinary sanction, the bank received a financial penalty in the amount of three hundred million (300,000,000) FCFA, in respect of the aforesaid offences which fall under the second and third categories, in accordance with the provisions of Instruction No. 006-05-2018 of 16 May 2018 setting out the procedures for the application of criminal sanctions fines pronounced by the UMOA Banking Commission against UMOA credit institutions