Africa
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Afreximbank Spouse Network (AfSNET) donates USD 100,000 to local charities in Nassau, Bahamas
NASSAU, The Bahamas, July 1, 2024 At a charity event hosted by African Export-Import Bank Spouse Network (AfSNET), in collaboration…
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Let Kenyans enjoy their Kenya By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 1 July, 2024 Hugh Gaitskell became Britain’s Minister of Fuel and Power on October 7, 1947. Soon after taking…
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Uphold discipline, patriotism in S’Leone, D-G charges TAC volunteers
By Maureen Okon Abuja, June 29, 2024 Dr Yusuf Yakub, the Director-General, Directorate of Technical Aid Corps (DTAC), has urged…
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Afreximbank, WTO natural partners in promoting trade, trade-related activities, Oramah says as MoU is signed
By Okeoghene Akubuike Abuja, June 29, 2024 African Export-Import Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World…
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Mauritanians go to the polls as Ghazouani seeks re-election
Nouakchott, June 29, 2024 Mauritanians head to the polls on Saturday in a presidential election that sees incumbent Mohamed Ould…
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Afreximbank, WTO sign historic MOU
African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the World Trade Organization (WTO) for collaboration on…
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AFC signs joint declaration with UNIDO, backs Cotton Partnership at WTO’s Aid-for-Trade Global Review
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 28, 2024 Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has signed a joint…
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Nigeria’s U19 beach volleyball team dominates in Africa
The Nigerian U19 female beach volleyball team has clinched the 2024 African U19 Girls Beach Volleyball Nations Championship title in…
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African Development Bank named Development Financial Institution of the year by TXF Global
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, June 27, 2024 The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has received the prestigious Development Finance Institution (DFI) of…
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Olukoyede decries $88.6billion lost to Illicit Financial Flows annually in Africa
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Olanipekun Olukoyede, has disclosed that a whopping $88.6billion is…
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Afreximbank signs collaboration Memorandum of Understanding with Caribbean Export Development Agency
NASSAU, The Bahamas, June 28, 2024 African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with…
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After dramatic tax win, Kenyan protesters plot next moves
Nairobi, June 28, 2024 (Reuters/NAN) After their stunning success in forcing the government to shelve 2.7 billion dollars in tax…
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AFC invests in Africa’s largest copper complex, driving mineral beneficiation on the continent
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, June 26, 2024 Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider,…
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Fidelity Bank reaffirms support for digital innovation in Africa
Leading financial institution -Fidelity Bank PLC -has restated its devotion to support the development of the African technology sector to…
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Afreximbank signs two deals totaling US$80 million for Zimbabwe’s CBZ Bank
NASSAU, The Bahamas, June 25, 2024 In two deals signed at the recently concluded Afreximbank Annual Meetings, African Export-Import Bank…
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Bridging progress: African Development Bank powers The Gambia’s leap into the future
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast The African Development Bank (AfDB)’s (www.AfDB.org) investments in The Gambia’s energy sector have significantly improved access to…
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Afreximbank, Banque De Dévelopement des Etats de L’Afrique Centrale sign MoU strengthening cooperation
NASSAU, The Bahamas African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) and Banque De Dévelopement des Etats de L’Afrique Centrale (BDEAC), the regional…
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Africa needs to be competitive, says Chike-Obi, Fidelity Bank’s Chairman at Afreximbank AGM
Africa needs to be competitive and efficient in its area of strength, according to Mustafa Chike-Obi, the Chairman of Fidelity…
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‘Heroes of democracy are in South Africa’ By MARTINS OLOJA
After watching all the shenanigans, peccadillos, frills and thrills of the strange Democracy Day June 12, 2024, I had wanted…
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AfDB appoints Dr. Eric Kehinde Ogunleye Director of African Development Institute
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has appointed Dr. Eric Kehinde Ogunleye, a seasoned macroeconomist, as Director of…
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Zambia’s Finance Minister Joins African Energy Week 2024 amid calls for foreign investment in untapped energy opportunities
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 19, 2024 Zambia’s Minister of Finance and National Planning Situmbeko Musokotwane will speak at the…
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Afreximbank signs term sheet to finance new terminal at Cameroon’s Douala Port
NASAU, Bahamas, June 20, 2024 African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has signed an indicative term sheet with APD-Cameroon for the…
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Chevron signs contracts for ultra-deepwater blocks in Angola amid attractive policies
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, June 19, 2024 Multinational energy corporation Chevron has signed two Risk Service Contracts (RSC) for Block 49…
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Ramaphosa visits Tinubu; Underscores need for stronger partnership between South Africa, Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Johannesburg, South Africa, held a private meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa. Before the closed…
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Afreximbank, Africa CDC pledge US$2 billion facility in support of Africa Health and Pharmaceutical Products Manufacturing
PARIS, London, June 20, 2024 African Export-Import Bank (“Afreximbank” or “the Bank”) (www.Afreximbank.com) and the Africa Centers for Diseases Control…
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