Africa
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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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Without AfreximBank’s President Oramah, Dangote Refinery won’t have been possible – Aliko Dangote; Says foreign interests resisted world’s largest refinery in Nigeria
Plus: How CNN censored his comments Global and local oil mafia including international banking interests all made several moves to…
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Heirs Holdings inaugurates HH Group Directors’ Annual Summit
….Convenes over 100 HH Groupwide Board Members – Celebrates “HH Impact” Lagos, Nigeria Heirs Holdings (HH), the leading pan-African investment…
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Tinubu attends inauguration of Ramaphosa as South Africa’s President
President Bola Tinubu will, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, depart Lagos for Pretoria, South Africa, to attend the inauguration of…
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Tinubu congratulates Cyril Ramaphosa on re-election as South Africa’s President
President Bola Tinubu has extended warm congratulations to President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, on his re-election. The President, in…
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When Diplomats, Academics, others celebrated ECOWAS at 49 in New York, USA
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Group at the United Nations (UN) and the ECOWAS Commission on Friday,…
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Nine trafficked Nigerian girls arrive Lagos from Ghana
Lagos: June 15, 2024 Nine teenage Nigerian girls trafficked to Ghana have arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, following…
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Nigeria’s Flamingos secure FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup spot
Nigeria’s U-17 women’s team, the Flamingos, secured their place in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup finals in the Dominican…
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Afreximbank disburses $40 million to support Fidelity Bank’s acquisition of Union Bank UK
CAIRO, Egypt African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has announced the disbursement of a US$40-million Intra-African Investment Facility to Fidelity Bank…
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Afreximbank’s Annual Meetings 2024 calls for Africans across the globe to unite
NASSAU, The Bahamas, June 13, 2024 Heads of State, Ministers, government officials, and renowned captains of industry were among the…
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African Export-Import Bank secures US$500 Million Dual Tranche Syndicated Term Loan Facility
CAIRO, Egypt, June 12, 2024 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC), London Branch and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB)…
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Dismantle all obstacles to full implementation of AfCFTA – Africa Economic Summit 2024
Dismantle all obstacles to full implementation of AfCFTA – Africa Economic Summit 2024 Participants at the 3rd Africa Economic Summit…
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Afreximbank celebrates 8 Awards at Europe, Middle East, and Africa Finance Achievement Awards and Project Finance Awards 2023 Charity Dinners
In a nod to its increasingly important contribution to Africa’s economic growth and development, Afreximbank (www.Afreximbank.com) has been recognised with…
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President, UN General Assembly, Dennis Francis, undertakes official visit to Juba, South Sudan
New York, 11 June 2024 The President of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA), His Excellency Mr. Dennis Francis, will…
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Nigeria’s FIFA World Cup hopes suffer setback following defeat by Benin Republic
Nigeria’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying hopes hang in the balance after a 1-2 loss to Benin Republic at the…
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Dabiri-Erewa visits stranded Nigerian girls in Ghana; Calls for war against human trafficking
Abuja: June 10, 2024 Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has condemned in strong terms, modern day…
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2024 Dominican Republic: Nigeria’s Flamingos beat Liberia 4-1 in Monrovia
By Georgina Adegbie Abuja, June 9, 2024 Nigeria’s Under 17 football female team, the Flamingos, defeated their hosts Liberia 4-1…
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