Cairo, Egypt, 30 March 2026: –African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has successfully concluded a new three-year Dual Tranche Syndicated Term Loan Facility totaling US$2 billion equivalent (raising US$1.73 billion and €228 million in US$ Facility A and EUR Facility B respectively). Proceeds from the facility, concluded on 9 March 2026, will be used by Afreximbank to
Cairo, Egypt, 27 March 2026 – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced that it will hold its 33rd Annual Meetings (AAM2026) at El Alamein in Egypt, from 21 to 24 June 2026. Against the backdrop of deepening geopolitical re-alignment and conflicts, Afreximbank will hold its 33rd Annual Meetings under the theme “Intra-African Trade and Industrialisation: Pathway
The President of Afreximbank, Dr. George Elombi (seated third from left), the Bank’s Executive Vice President, Global Trade Bank, Mr. Haytham Elmaayergi (seated second from left), Director of Digital Banking (Innovations), Mr Emeka Onyia (seated third from right) together with the inaugral cohort of the Afreximbank Accelarator Programme at the Bank’s Headquaters in Cairo, Egypt
Mrs Kanayo Awani (2nd left), Executive Vice President of Intra-African Trade and Export Development at Afreximbank with senior government officials at the Trade Finance and Factoring seminar in Abidjan in 2025 Cairo/Amsterdam, 23 March 2026 – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and FCI will jointly host the Africa Regional Conference on Factoring, Receivables Finance & Credit
L-R: Mr. Dele Babade, Founder & CEO, AfriCapital LLC, Mr. Emmanuel Assiak, Ag. CEO, FEDA, Mr. Emeka Uzomba, Director, AfCFTA Adjustment Fund, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Jean-Louis Ekra – Chairman, AfCFTA Adjustment Fund Corporation, Mrs Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade and Export Development, Afreximbank, Mr. Jide
Cairo, Egypt, 17 March 2026: – 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 strengthen Africa’s trade finance capacity by enhancing trade-related skills and addressing critical capacity gaps, enabling the continent to compete more effectively in
Cairo, Egypt, 16 March 2026: 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 Officer, effective 2026, replacing Jonas Mushosho. The appointment comes at a critical inflection point for AfrexInsure as it advances its mission to provide tailored specialty insurance solutions for
Cairo, 12 March 2026: – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is pleased to launch the second season of its documentary series, Impact Stories. Building on the success of the inaugural season, the new collection of six films expands the series’ geographic scope to capture the Bank’s growing footprint across Global Africa, featuring stories from the Caribbean
L-R: Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade & Export Development, Afreximbank; H.E.Francisca Tatchouop Belobe Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals, African Union Commission; Dr. George Elombi, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Chair, IATF, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, Minister for Industry, Trade, and Investment; Babajide
Cairo, 05 March 2026: – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) welcomes GCR Ratings’ (“GCR”) latest Rating action on the Bank, affirming the Bank’s international scale long and short-term issuer ratings of A and A2 respectively. The outlook was revised to “Stable” from “Rating Watch Evolving”. GCR has also affirmed the international scale long term programme rating
Cairo, Egypt, 04 March 2026: African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has solidified its dominance in African capital markets, clinching the Number 1 ranking as both Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner in the 2025 Bloomberg Africa Borrower Loans League Tables, as well as the Number 3 ranking for Administrative Agent. These rankings recognise the Bank’s leadership in
Members of the AAMFI Governing Council Addis Ababa, 03 March, 2026 – The Alliance of African Multilateral Financial Institutions (AAMFI) has appointed Dr. Corneille Karekezi as Chairperson of its Governing Council, succeeding Samaila Zubairu, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), who served as the Alliance’s second Chairperson following its establishment
Afreximbank President, Dr George Elombi addresses the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the CARICOM in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, 02 March 2026: – Pan African Multilateral Bank, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has announced a major expansion of its engagement with the Caribbean Community
Pesalink CEO, Gituku Kirika (left) and PAPSS CEO, Mike Ogbalu III (right) exchange the partnership documents following the signing of the agreement in Nairobi, Kenya Instant 24/7 bank-to-bank transfers across African borders in local currenciesSimpler cross-border payments for individuals, businesses, and SMEs80 plus Pesalink network participants now linked to 160 plus PAPSS participating banks 26
President of Ghana, H.E. John Dramani Mahama (5th left) watches on as Mr. Samaila Zubairu, President & Chief Executive Officer of Africa Finance Corporation and Outgoing Chairman of AAMFI (seated, left) and H.E. Mrs. Francisca Tatchouop Belobe, Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals at the African Union Commission (seated, right) sign the
Cairo, Egypt — 19 February 2026 CANEX Creations Inc. (CCInc), the intellectual property investment subsidiary backed by Afreximbank’s Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), today announced its investment in the feature film Clarissa, a Nigerian-produced drama directed by twin filmmakers Arie and Chuko Esiri. The film has been acquired for worldwide distribution by NEON,
Seated: Mrs Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President, Intra African Trade & Export Development, Afreximbank and Mr. Dominic Sturrup – Executive Chairman, Bahamas Striping Group of Companies Ltd (BSGC) during the signing of the financing agreement. Standing L-R: Alex B Epale, Senior Manager, Banking Legal Services, Afreximbank, Hon. Ginger M. Moxey, M.P. Minister for Grand Bahama, The
A US$8 billion commitment: H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa and Dr. George Elombi, President and Chairman of Afreximbank at the Country’s accession signing ceremony, marking the launch of a major Country Programme engineered to bolster the South African economy. Johannesburg, South Africa, 04 February 2026: – The Republic of South Africa has today
Eight visionary startups selected to advance Africa’s intra-continental trade and industrialisation goalsFinalists are eligible subject to selection criteria to receive up to US$250,000 in equity investment, expert mentorship, and exclusive market access Cairo, Egypt 2nd February 2026: African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is excited to announce the selection of the top 8 finalists of the first
L-R: Mr Osvaldo Inácio, Board Member of Sonangol, Mr Haytham Elmaayergi, Executive Vice President of Global Trade Bank at Afreximbank and Mr Gaspar Martins, Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of Sonangol Cairo, Egypt – 28 January 2026 – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), working with other mandated lead arrangers, successfully closed a US$1.75
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