The bank was started African entrepreneurs who ventured to establish an Islamic bank in the Republic of Djibouti. Salaam African Bank was started business in 2008 leading the way to a new era of Djiboutian banks.

Banking in Djibouti dates back to around year 1907. However, the country never had a Local Bank of its own. We take pride in being the first private bank ever to have its HQ in the Republic of Djibouti. By brining the decision making closer to customers, we are better prepared to serve our clients and proactively respond to their needs.

Despite being a relatively new entrant into the market, we have set the benchmark higher for the theme of banking anywhere. We have introduced to Djibouti a range of unprecedented products & services including POS machines at retail outlets, mobile banking, online banking, and have developed Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) platforms. With Salaam African Bank, you will experience an Islamic bank that is focused on continuously improving the value and accessibility of its services benchmarking our performance against the best in the industry. We invest our society’s funds in our entrepreneurs.