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    • L-R: Algeria’s Celebrity Chef, Presenter and Producer, Shérazade Laoudedj, with Fatma Zohra Bendjelida, crowned winner of the inaugural Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) Junior Chef Competition and Loubna Ali Cherif, who emerged first runners up in the competition that celebrates young aspiring chefs’ creativity and flair in African cuisine and culture
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Winners of inaugural Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) Junior Chef Competition unveiled

The CANEX Junior Chef Competition provided a platform to spotlight Algeria’s rich and vibrant culinary culture while highlighting local products, celebrating young rising talent, and promoting a dynamic cultural exchange

Fatma Zohra Bendjelida was crowned winner of the inaugural Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) Junior Chef Competition which celebrates young aspiring chefs’ creativity and flair in African cuisine and culture.  Loubna Ali Cherif and Aouis Akkouch were named first and second runners up in the competition that was open to young…

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Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2025) ends on high note with record $48.3 billion in deals signed by participants

There were also enriching discussions by political, business and other leaders on key Intra-African trade issues during the conference segment of the trade fair, with some of the most sough-after African and international speakers participating

The fourth Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2023), hosted in Algiers, Algeria, ended on September 10, 2025 in a resounding success with US$48.3 billion in trade and investment deals signed during the weeklong continental exposition event that begun on September 4 and attended by over 112,000 visitors (physical and virtual), from 132…

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    • The 2025 CANEX Book Factory Prize is presented to Karavan Press
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Karavan Press bags Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) Book Factory Prize for Publishing in Africa 2025

Karavan Press was recognised for its book In Silence My Heart Speaks by Thobeka Yose, winning the $20,000 top prize

Karavan Press, an independent publisher based in Cape Town, South Africa is the winner of the 2025 edition of the CANEX Book Factory Prize for Publishing in Africa that celebrates and recognises outstanding contributions of African publishers and authors to the literary world. Karavan Press was recognised for its book…

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    • Professor Benedict Oramah recognised for long service as Export Trading Group (ETG), TRACE, KCB and CBZ toast award success at 32nd Afreximbank Annual Meetings
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Professor Benedict Oramah recognised for long service as Export Trading Group (ETG), TRACE, KCB and CBZ toast award success at 32nd Afreximbank Annual Meetings

The Pan-African Business and Development Awards, held annually during the Afreximbank Annual Meetings, are designed to celebrate and recognise transformative businesses and financial institutions within the African continent and in the diaspora

Key Highlights The third edition of the Pan-African Business and Development Awards has recognised and celebrated leading businesses on the continent and in the diaspora in alignment with Afreximbank’s push for a promotion of a Global Africa Marking his distinguished tenor, Professor Benedict Oramah, outgoing Afreximbank President, was honoured with…

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    • His Excellency Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad confers on Professor Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank the prestigious national honours award of ‘Commander of the National Order of Chad’ award
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Professor Benedict Oramah honoured with Chad’s prestigious ‘Commander of the National Order of Chad’ award

Reflecting on Chad’s 2022 political transition, President Idriss Derby Itno, expressed profound gratitude to Prof. Oramah and Afreximbank for standing with the country

The President of the Republic of Chad, His Excellency Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, has conferred on President and Chairman of the Board of Directors at African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), Professor Benedict Oramah, the prestigious national honours award of Commander by appointing him to the National Order of Chad, under…

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    • Winners of CANEX Shorts 2024 — Winners of the 2024 CANEX Shorts (from left): Francis Y. Brown (Ghana) in the Best Animation category, Brian Obra (Kenya) in the Best Documentary category and Esenaga Mbwe (Botswana) in the Best Fiction category. The 2025 edition of the short film competition has been unveiled by Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX), an intervention by African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank)
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Afreximbank’s Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) unveils third edition of short film competition

Filmmakers between the ages of 18 and 35 years can enter the competition for a chance to win a cash prize of $2,000 for outstanding work in each of the competition’s three categories: Best Fiction, Best Documentary, and Best Animation

Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX), an intervention by African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has announced the third edition of its vibrant short film competition, CANEX Shorts, that is designed to recognise and celebrate talents of young filmmakers from Africa and the Diaspora.   Filmmakers between the ages of 18 and 35 years…

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Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) announces 2nd Edition of The Prize for Publishing in Africa

The prize is open to trade books published by Africa-domiciled publishers in the year preceding the prize, in one or more of the official languages of the African Union: Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili, and any other African language

Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX), an intervention by African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) invites African publishers of trade books to apply for the second edition of the CANEX Book Factory Prize for Publishing in Africa. The initiative, developed in partnership with Narrative Landscape Press Limited, underscores the commitment of Afreximbank through…

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    • Mr. Okechukwu Ihejirika (centre) Areximbank's Acting Chief Operating Officer, Caribbean office, receives the Medal of Glory award on behalf of Prof. Benedict Oramah
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Afreximbank President Prof. Benedict Oramah awarded 2024 Medal of Glory for visionary leadership

The Medal of Glory award, presented annually during the AfrICANDO Awards Gala Dinner, recognises exemplary leaders for important contributions

Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has received the 2024 Medal of Glory award presented by the AGOA Civil Society Organization Network in Miami, United States. Presented during the 25th Annual U.S.-Africa Trade and Investment Conference/Expo (AfriCANDO 2024),…

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    • Prof. Benedict Okey Oramah (right) receives the Mohammed S. Barkindo Lifetime Achievement Award at the African Energy Week (AEW) 2024
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Afreximbank President Professor Benedict Oramah receives prestigious Mohammed Barkindo Lifetime Achievement Award at African Energy Week 2024

In Nigeria, Afreximbank now acts as Adviser and Settlement Bank for NGN denominated crude sales to Nigerian refineries

Professor Benedict Okey Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors at African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), has been awarded the prestigious Mohammed S. Barkindo Lifetime Achievement Award at the African Energy Awards, held on the sidelines of the African Energy Week (AEW) 2024: Invest in African Energy conference,…

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    • Cassava Republic Press named the inaugural winner of Afreximbank’s CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa, 2024
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Cassava Republic Press named the inaugural winner of Afreximbank’s CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa, 2024

The award, which included a $20,000 prize, was presented at CANEX WKND 2024 in Algiers, Algeria, during a dinner hosted by the Honourable Soraya Mouloudji, Algeria’s Minister of Culture and Arts

Afreximbank’s (www.Afreximbank.com) CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa, a partnership between the CANEX Book Factory and the Narrative Landscape Press Limited announced Cassava Republic Press, Nigeria as its inaugural winner for the 2024 CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa. The award, which celebrates excellence in African publishing, recognised Cassava Republic Press…