African Bank, rescued from failure by the central bank four years ago, plans to offer overdrafts and expand its insurance business as a drop in customer numbers threatens its turnaround strategy.

The bank is losing clients after it tightened lending criteria following its relaunch into a competitive banking sector made tougher by under-pressure consumers in a sluggish economy...

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