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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…

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    • Mrs. Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade Bank, Afreximbank and Mr. Mehdi Ajroudi, Chief Executive Officer of Mediwood Studios shake hands following the signing ceremony
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Afreximbank Signs term Sheet for US$3Million Facility for Mediwood Studios’ Expansion

Signing the Term Sheet on behalf of Afreximbank was Mrs. Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade Bank, and Mr. Mehdi Ajroudi, Chief Executive Officer of Mediwood Studios, on behalf of his company

 African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) and Mediwood Studios in Tunisia have signed a Term Sheet for a US$3 million facility aimed to Strengthen Mediwood’s position as a key contributor to the growth of the Tunisian film industry.   As part of the agreement, signed on 19 October 2024 on the sidelines…

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Afreximbank announces aim to double Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) funding to $2 billion to boost Africa’s creative economy

Afreximbank has seen a significant increase in opportunities within industries from film production and music to fashion manufacturing and sports

President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank (www.AfreximBank.com), Professor Benedict Oramah, has announced that Afreximbank will increase its funding to the Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) programme from $1 billion to $2 billion for the next three years. The announcement was made during the CANEX WKND 2024 opening…

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    • Afreximbank President Prof. Benedict Oramah speaks to the media on the first day of CANEX WKND 2024 in Algiers
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    • His Excellency Abdelmadjid Tebboune, President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, receives Professor Benedict Oramah, President of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) during a courtesy call ahead of CANEX WKND 2024
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Afreximbank’s Creative Africa Nexus Weekend (CANEX WKND) 2024 kicks off in Algeria

Afreximbank’s CANEX WKND 2024, happening between 16th to 19th October, promises to rank among Africa’s most significant cultural and economic gatherings of 2024

The Creative Africa Nexus Weekend (CANEX WKND) 2024, a flagship initiative by African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) kicked off today, Wednesday 16 October 2024, marking a pivotal and significant moment for the cultural and creative industries in Global Africa. Ahead of the official opening, the President and Chairman of Board…

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African fashion designers supported by Afreximbank’s Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) shine at Paris Fashion week

Each designer brought their distinct vision to life, offering a fresh perspective on what African fashion represents in the 21st century

Two weeks after the highly successful inaugural Tranoï Tokyo trade show held in Japan from September 4-5, over 20 exceptional fashion brands from across Africa and the diaspora showcased their designs at the Paris Fashion Week on 26-29 September at Tranoï, Palais Brongniart as part of Afreximbank’s CANEX Presents Africa…

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    • The Cloth, one of the African fashion designers who exhibited at the Tranoï, Tokyo show
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African Designers Take Center Stage at Tranoï Tokyo through CANEX Initiative

CANEX Presents Africa provides emerging fashion designers with a platform for development through the transfer of skills, linkages and partnerships as well as market access opportunities

The vibrant spirit of African fashion took centre stage at the inaugural Tranoï Tokyo trade show on September 4-5, where 10 exceptional fashion brands from across Africa and the diaspora showcased their designs as part of Afreximbank’s CANEX Presents Africa initiative (www.Afreximbank.com). Among the African brands that featured at Tranoï…

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Afreximbank and The Africa Center in New York Announce the Launch of the Afreximbank Africa Diaspora Center During the 2024 Future Africa Forum

Policy-focused initiative to bridge information, opportunity, and investment gaps within the African Diaspora leading towards a more prosperous African future under the platform of Global Africa

The Africa Center and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.AfreximBank.com) have announced the upcoming launch of the Afreximbank Africa Diaspora Center (AADC), a groundbreaking initiative that will help bridge the gap between Africans on the continent and the African Diaspora, and the African continent. AADC will serve as an institutional gateway that…

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    • Afreximbank’s Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) Announces the Release of Groundbreaking Extended Play (EP)
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Afreximbank’s Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) Announces the Release of Groundbreaking Extended Play (EP) "One Drum"

"One Drum" is a celebration of the cultural ties that unite Africa and its diaspora, forged through the shared history of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

The Marley family, Scorpion Kings, Sofiya Nzau, Flavour, and Olodum unite on Groundbreaking EP “One Drum”; This initiative is under the auspices of CANEX Creations Incorporated which seeks to support the commercialization of IP assets. African Export – Import Bank (Afreximbank) through its Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) Programme is thrilled to…

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    • CANEX WKND 2023 (L-R): Tade Ipadeola (Poet and Writer, Event Anchor), Anwuli Ojogwu (Managing Director, Narrative Landscape Press), Dr Eghosa Imasuen (Co-Founder, Narrative Landscape Press), Professor Benedict Oramah (Afreximbank President), Mrs Kanayo Awani (Executive Vice-President, Intra-African Trade & Export Development at Afreximbank), Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Novelist and Creative Director of the James and Grace Adichie Foundation), Mrs Chinelo Oramah, and Mr Stephen Kauma, (Group Managing Director, Human Resources at Afreximbank)
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Creative Africa Nexus Weekend (CANEX WKND) 2024: Uniting Global Africa's Creative and Cultural Industries in Algiers

his groundbreaking event is scheduled to take place from October 16-19, 2024, at SAFEX in Algiers, Algeria

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), in partnership with the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, and the Government of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, proudly announces the return of the Creative Africa Nexus Weekend (CANEX WKND) 2024. This groundbreaking event is scheduled to…

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    • CAAG members with Afreximbank staff during the first meeting of the reconstituted Advisory Group on 9 July 2024 in Cairo, Egypt
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Afreximbank reconstitutes its Creative Africa Advisory Group ahead of CANEX Weekend

This group oversees and provides guidance for implementing the Bank’s Creative Africa Nexus Programme

Ahead of the upcoming CANEX Weekend in Algiers, Algeria, from 16 to 19 October, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has announced the reconstitution of the Creative Africa Advisory Group (CAAG). This group oversees and provides guidance for implementing the Bank’s Creative Africa Nexus Programme. The first meeting of the reconstituted…