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.

Source: NIC Website