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    • Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade and Export Development, Afreximbank, Mrs. Kanayo Awani (centre) poses with speakers at the Nigeria IATF2025 High-Level Business Roadshow in Lagos; Others are (left to right) Special Advisor to the CEO, Bank of Industry, Mr. Leonard Kange; Ambassador of Algeria to Nigeria, H.E. Hocine Mezoued; Executive Director/CEO, Nigeria Export Promotion Council, Ms. Nonye Ayeni; and Managing Director, Nigeria Export-Import Bank Mr. Abubakar Bello
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Nigerian business leverage African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to grow the country’s intra-African trade opportunities

The Nigeria IATF2025 roadshow is one of the five in a series of five high-level events in key cities including Nairobi, Accra, Johannesburg, and Algiers

Nigeria is working towards fast-tracking implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to unlock opportunities for businesses in the country across the continent. Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Hon. Jumoke Oduwole noted that intra-African trade has been improving. “Intra African trade exports…

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    • Front row (L-R): Mrs Chinelo Oramah, Matron of Afreximbank Spouse Network (ASNET), Professor Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, H.E Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR), President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, H.E Senator Mrs Oluremi Tinubu (CON), the First Lady of Nigeria, H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of Nigeria, and H.E. Brice Oligui Nguema, President of the Republic of Gabon
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President Benedict Oramah takes a bow at the Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM2025) after a decade of servant leadership

President Tinubu on behalf of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, awarded Prof. Oramah one of Nigeria’s highest state commendations: The Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON)

Professor Benedict Okechukwu Oramah, CON, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has taken a bow from serving at the helm of the institution for the last decade; a period that has been touted as transformational and exceptional. While giving his closing…

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Afreximbank completes upsizing of reserve-based lending facility for Oando to $375 million

The upsizing will support Oando’s ambition to achieve production of 100,000 barrels of oil per day and 1.5 billion cubic feet of gas per day by the end of 2029

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has successfully completed upsizing its reserve-based lending facility in favour of Oando Oil Limited to US$375 million. The company’s pay down of the original US$525-million facility, secured in 2019, to US$100 million in 2024 created significant headroom for refinancing and enhancing Oando’s financial flexibility. The…

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    • African and Caribbean leaders pose with their commemorative PAPSSCARD after it was launched at the Afreximbank Annual Meetings in Abuja. the PAPSSCARD is the continent’s first Pan-African card scheme
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Africa Launches First Pan-African Card Scheme – PAPSSCARD

The new card represents a major leap in Africa’s efforts to achieve financial sovereignty by building resilient and independent payment systems

Africa has marked a significant step towards financial independence following the launch of PAPSSCARD, the continent’s first Pan-African card scheme. Unveiled on June 27 at the 32nd Afreximbank Annual Meetings (www.Afreximbank.com) in Abuja, Nigeria, the new card represents a major leap in Africa’s efforts to achieve financial sovereignty by building…

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Afreximbank Appoints Dr. George Elombi as Next President

He becomes the fourth President to lead the Bank since its establishment in 1993

The shareholders of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) have appointed Dr. George Elombi as the next President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the continental financial institution. He becomes the fourth President to lead the Bank since its establishment in 1993. His appointment was one of the…

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    • Afreximbank Launches 2025 Report on African Trade in a Shifting Global Financial Landscape
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Afreximbank Launches 2025 Report on African Trade in a Shifting Global Financial Landscape

The report shows that Africa’s total merchandise trade recovered, surging by 13.9% in 2024, to US$1.5 trillion, following a 5.4% contraction in 2023

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) today launched its flagship African Trade Report 2025, themed “African Trade in a Changing Global Financial Architecture”, during the Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM2025) in Abuja. Download Document: https://apo-opa.co/3FY7kKJ The report looks at the performance of Africa’s trade in a challenging global environment charaterised by rising geopolitical tensions, new trade…

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African and Caribbean leaders to headline Afreximbank’s 32nd Annual Meetings in Abuja, Nigeria

Held under the theme “Building the Future on Decades of Resilience”, AAM2025 will focus on accelerating trade opportunities, driving investment and fostering innovation

The 32nd Annual Meetings (AAM2025) of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) will bring together an influential coalition of global, African and CARICOM leaders in Abuja, Nigeria from 25–27 June 2025. This high-level forum will focus on advancing trade, investment, and innovation across the continent, with Heads of State, Prime Ministers,…

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    • South Africa Accelerates Drive to Expand Intra-African Trade through African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
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South Africa Accelerates Drive to Expand Intra-African Trade through African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

As reported in Afreximbank’s 2024 African Trade Report, South Africa exported $29.6 billion and imported $9.6 billion from African partners, with intra-African exports comprising 26.8% of total exports

South Africa has reaffirmed its commitment to harnessing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to unlock new growth opportunities for local businesses and strengthen regional integration. Opening the IATF2025 South Africa Business Roadshow in Johannesburg, Mr. Humphrey Nwugo, Regional Director (Southern Africa) at Afreximbank (https://www.Afreximbank.com/), emphasised the urgency of…

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    • Prof. Benedict Oramah, Afreximbank's President and Chairman of the Board of Directors and Dieudonné Evou Mekou, President of BDEAC display folders containing the signed agreements
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Banque de Développement des États de l'Afrique Centrale (BDEAC) secures EUR 100-million trade finance facility from Afreximbank

Prof. Benedict Oramah, Afreximbank's President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, signed for the Bank, while Dieudonné Evou Mekou, President of BDEAC, signed for his organization

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has signed an agreement to provide the Banque de Développement des États de l'Afrique Centrale (BDEAC) with EUR 100-million trade finance facility to support critical regional integration projects in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC). The facility would also support the upgrading of…

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    • The Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, H.E. Wamkele Mene (fifth left) poses with Afreximbank’s Group Chief Economist & Managing Director, Research, Dr. Yemi Kale (fifth right) and other dignitaries during the Ghana IATF2025 Business Roadshow in Accra
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Ghana Accelerates Efforts to Boost Intra-African Trade

The Ghana IATF2025 Business Roadshow brought together government officials, the trade community, including businesses and investors, and executives from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)

Ghana is fast-tracking the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to unlock new opportunities for Ghanaian businesses across Africa by moving beyond commodity-based trade towards value addition for its traditional exports such as gold, oil and cocoa.  Speaking during the Ghana Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2025 Business…