29 March 2021 — In a historic COVID-19 vaccine procurement Agreement signed on 28 March 2021, all African Union Member States, through the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) set up in November 2020 under the African Union chairmanship of H.E President Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, will have access to 220 million doses of

Cairo, 24 March 2020: – The Board of the Fund for Export-Development in Africa (FEDA), an equity, development impact-oriented subsidiary of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has appointed Mr. Emmanuel Assiak as Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective March 11, 2021, until the recruitment of a substantive CEO is finalised. Mr. Assiak has more than 28

Cairo/Abuja, 24 March 2021: – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a Joint Project Preparation Fund that will provide early project preparation financing and technical support services to public and private sector entities operating in Nigeria’s trade sector. Under the terms of

Cairo/Kigali/Addis Ababa, 22 March 2021: – The second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) is now set to take place from 8 to 14 December 2021. African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the African Union (AU) and the Government of Rwanda have decided to shift the date of the continental trade fair, which was previously scheduled to hold from

Cairo, 15 March 2021: – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the Pan-African multilateral EXIM Bank, announces the signing of a 7-year US$350 Million Term Loan Facility to provide financing to OCP Group, the world’s largest phosphate mining and leading fertilizer company. This facility will support OCP Group’s expansion plans across Africa. Prof. Benedict Oramah, President of

Cairo, 10 March 2021: – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed the Instrument of Accession to the Inter-Surety Agreement for the Implementation of the COMESA Regional Customs Transit Guarantee/bond Agreement. The Bank is now set to begin the implementation of its US$1billion Continental Transit Guarantee Scheme, of which about US$200 million is earmarked for the

  Accra, 5 March 2021: – The President of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) Prof. Benedict Oramah and the Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Mr. Wamkele Mene called on His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House in Accra. As the Champion of the African Union Financial Institutions, the meeting was to

Cairo, 03 March 2021: – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has approved US$70 million to finance the expansion and upgrade of the Beitbridge border post in Zimbabwe. The Bank authorised a US$43 million senior term loan facility to Zimborders Mauritius Ltd and the issuance of an Investment Guarantee of US$27 million supporting Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Fund

Johannesburg, February 19, 2021 — The Africa Vaccine Acquisition TaskTeam [AVATT], set up by the African Union to acquire additional vaccine doses so that Africa can attain a target immunization of 60%, is pleased to advise that it has received an offer of 300 million Sputnik V vaccines from the Russian Federation. This includes a

Cairo, Johannesburg, 18 February 2021: – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the financing and promotion of the automotive industry in Africa. Prof. Benedict Oramah, President of Afreximbank and Mike Whitfield, President of AAAM and Managing Director of Nissan

Cairo, 29 January 2021: – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has been ranked as Africa’s #1 mandated lead arranger in sub-Saharan Africa, according to Bloomberg’s 2020 full-year “Capital Markets League Tables”. This assessment of the Bank’s transactions recognizes the institution’s leadership role in mobilizing capital from both within and outside of the continent from a diverse

Cairo, 28 January 2021: – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has disbursed US$250 million of the US$1.1 billion that supported the acquisition by TNOG Oil and Gas Limited (TNOG) of a 45% stake in OML 17 onshore oilfield. With this US$250-million Reserve Based Lending facility, Afreximbank was the largest lender, underwriting about a quarter of the