Africa: Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM2026) Update

Cairo, Egypt - June 12, 2026... Arrangements for the 2026 Afreximbank Annual Meetings events and the Annual General Meeting, initially scheduled to take place in El Alamein, Egypt… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Afreximbank Roadshow Highlights Path to Efficient Trade Settlement for Zimbabwe's Banks

The opportunity for commercial banks in Zimbabwe to achieve more efficient, more transparent, and potentially cost-effective, trade settlement capabilities was on display in Harare… Read more »

Africa: Afreximbank Posts Robust Q1 2026 Results With 25 Percent Growth in Net Income and Improved Profitability

African Export-Import Bank ("Afreximbank" or the "Bank") and its subsidiaries (the "Group") announced its results for the three months ended 31 March 2026. The results demonstrate… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Afreximbank Extends USD 15 Million Facility to Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited to Support SME Participation in Export Value Chains

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has extended a USD 15 million SME Finance Facility to Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited under its Export SME Development Programme (ESDP).The… Read more »

Africa: Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt and President of Afreximbank Hold a Press Briefing On Egypt's Ongoing Preparations to Host the 33rd Afreximbank Annual Meetings in Alamein

H.E. Mr. Hassan Abdalla, Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), and Dr George Elombi, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, held a press briefing… Read more »

Africa: Afreximbank Announces Third AfCFTA Training Programme As It Seeks to Empower African Businesses

African Corporates will have a unique opportunity to learn how to fully maximize the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) when the third edition of the… Read more »

Africa: Afreximbank Calls for Decisive Action to Transform Africa's Cotton Sector and Drive Fairer Global Trade

African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank), has called for urgent and coordinated multi stakeholder action to transform Africa's cotton sector from a raw commodity export base into a… Read more »

Africa: Afreximbank Launches Inaugural Accelerator Programme Cohort to Scale Africa's Digital Trade Ecosystem

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has officially launched the inaugural cohort of its "Afreximbank Accelerator Programme," bringing together eight high-potential startups… Read more »

Africa: Afreximbank Urges Acceleration of Implementation of the Single Continental Market With AfCFTA Adjustment Fund

On 10 March, the AfCFTA Adjustment Fund Corporation organised a stakeholders' engagement event in Lagos to introduce the AfCFTA Adjustment Fund to Nigerian institutional investors… Read more »

Africa: Afreximbank Announces Opening of Registration for 2026 Certificate of Trade Finance in Africa

The Afreximbank Academy (AFRACAD) has announced the opening of registration for its 2026 Certificate of Trade Finance in Africa (COTFIA), one of its flagship programmes designed to… Read more »

Africa: Afrexinsure Appoints Lesley Ndlovu As New Chief Executive Officer

AfrexInsure, the wholly-owned Specialty Insurance Subsidiary of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has announced the appointment of Lesley Ndlovu as its new Chief Executive… Read more »

Africa: Nigeria Signs Intra African Trade Fair 2027 Host Agreement - Gears Up for Africa's Biggest Marketplace Under AfCFTA

Nigeria to host the fifth Intra-African Trade Fair 2027 (IATF2027) from 5 to 11 November 2027.  Read more »

Africa: Intra-African Trade Fair 2027 (IATF2027) Host signing ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria

The Federal Government of Nigeria, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat will… Read more »

Africa: South Africa Joins Afreximbank, Announces US$8bn Country Programme

The Republic of South Africa has today officially acceded to the Establishment Agreement of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Africa's leading Multilateral Financial… Read more »

Africa: Afreximbank's Risk Framework Assessed and Registered As Complying With Iso 31000

Cairo, Egypt, 23 January 2026: African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has been registered with the ISO 31000:2018 Risk Management Standard by Certification Partner Global (CPG),… Read more »

Africa: Afreximbank announces termination of its credit rating relationship with Fitch

Cairo, Egypt… Friday, 23 January 2026: African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has today officially terminated its credit rating relationship with Fitch Ratings. Read more »

Africa: Levene Energy Secures $64m Facility From Afreximbank to Acquire Strategic Stake in Axxela Limited

Abuja, Nigeria - 9th January 2026 -African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has provided a USD 64 million Acquisition Finance Facility to Levene Energy Development Limited. The… Read more »

Egypt: Hassan Allam Construction Awarded a Landmark U.S.$250 Million Contract to Build the Iconic Afreximbank African Trade Centre in Egypt's New Capital

Cairo, Egypt - 14 December 2025: Hassan Allam Construction, a subsidiary of Hassan Allam Holding, has been awarded a landmark USD 250 million contract for the construction of the… Read more »

Africa: Afreximbank Breaks Ground On Its Iconic Trade Centre and New Headquarters in Egypt's New Capital

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Africa's leading multilateral financial institution, today marked a historic milestone with the groundbreaking ceremony of the Afreximbank… Read more »

Nigeria: Afreximbank African Trade Centre (Abuja) Achieves Leed Platinum Certification, the Highest Level in Green Building Certification

The United States Green Building Council and Green Business Certification Inc has certified the African Export-Import Bank's (Afreximbank) Abuja African Trade Centre (AATC) the… Read more »

Africa: Afreximbank Mourns the Passing of Intra-Africa Trade Champion, Olusegun Awolowo

Cairo, 28 November 2025: - African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) joins the people of Nigeria, the continent and global community in mourning the passing of Mr. Olusegun Awolowo… Read more »

Africa: Afreximbank Delivers Solid, Steady Performance for the Nine Months Ended 30 September 2025

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Africa: ICIEC and Afreximbank Forge Strategic Partnership to Boost Arab-Africa Trade and Investment

The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), a Shariah-based multilateral insurer and member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, and… Read more »

Africa: Afreximbank's Calls for Stronger Trade Finance Capabilities to Accelerate Inclusive Growth Across Africa

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - 4 November 2025 - Speaking at the opening of the 25th Afreximbank Trade Finance Seminar (ATFS) in Abidjan, Ms Gwen Mwaba, Managing Director for Trade… Read more »

Africa: Dr. George Elombi Takes Over as Afreximbank's Fourth President, Pledges Deeper Impact

President Elombi announced that, over the next five to ten years, he would prioritise sectors he believed would have the most significant and sustained impact on Africa’s… Read more »