Cairo, Egypt | 14 April 2026 – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the signing of the Hosting Agreement with the Government of St Kitts and Nevis for the fifth edition of the AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF2026). The signing of the host agreement highlights a shared resolve to deepen Afri-Caribbean partnerships and enhance trade
Tangier, Morocco, 10 April 2026 — African multilateral financial institutions, policymakers, development partners, and private sector leaders have called for more coordinated, innovative, and better-structured financing approaches to support Africa’s digital and technological transformation. This was a key message from a high-level session held on the sidelines of the 58th Session of the Economic Commission
AFREXIMBANK DELIVERS STRONG FY2025 RESULTS; WITH TOTAL ASSETS AND CONTINGENCIES BASE OF US$48.5 BILLION FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) Group makes written and/or oral forward-looking statements, as shown in this release and other communications, from time to time. Likewise, officers of the Bank may make forward-looking statements either in writing or during verbal conversations
Dr. George Elombi, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank with Mr. Aliko Dangote, President/Chief Executive, Dangote Industries Limited Cairo, Egypt, 08 April 2026: – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is proud to announce that it is supporting Dangote Group, as it seeks to expand its operations and grow its turnover to US$100
Receiving the awards in Cape Town, South Africa were Babajide Harrison, Head of Syndications, Derin Fajiyutan, Head of Project & Asset Based Finance; Joseph Ifebuandu, Head of Legal Services; Dognima Silue, Head of Legal Services; and Peter Olowononi, Director, Client Relations Cape Town, South Africa, 07 April 2026: African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has once again
Cairo, Egypt… 07 April 2026: To counter the severe economic shocks triggered by the escalating conflict in the Middle East, the Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has approved a US$10 billion Gulf Crisis Response Programme (GCRP) to insulate African and Caribbean economies, financial institutions and corporates from the impacts of the ongoing
Afreximbank President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dr. George Elombi speaks at the 14th WTO Minsiterial Conference in Yaounde, Cameroon Yaounde, Cameroon, 03 April 2026: African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank), has called for urgent and coordinated multi stakeholder action to transform Africa’s cotton sector from a raw commodity export base into a competitive
Dr. George Elombi, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Afreximbank, and Mr. Aliko Dangote, President/Chief Executive, Dangote Industries Limited, joined by Afreximbank Board members and the Bank’s executive leadership during the signing ceremony in Cairo, Egypt. Cairo, Egypt, 31 March 2026 – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is pleased to announce that it has
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
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