Cairo – 16 June 2022: His Excellency President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, this morning officially opened the 29th Afreximbank Annual Meetings 2022 (AAM2022) in Cairo,…
Speaker Announcement Afreximbank Annual Meetings 2022
The 29th Afreximbank Annual Meetings holding in Cairo, Egypt, from 15-18 June 2022, will bring together global experts and high-profile speakers, including: H.E. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President, the Arab…
H.E. Wamkele Mene: AfCFTA opportunities for agri-food system transformation and progress made
These are the speaking notes for His Excellency Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat on occasion of the 32nd FAO Regional Conference for Africa Ministerial Session held in Malabo,…
Inauguration of the AfCFTA Trade and Industrial Development Advisory Council
One of the key mandates of the AfCFTA agreement is the promotion of industrial development through diversification and regional value chain development, agricultural development, and food security. This is imperative…
Mark this year down in the history as the start of African trade
It’s been a long time in the making but what an incredibly positive way to usher in 2021, with Africa officially trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).…
Afreximbank announces $ 3 million grant for African countries
The African Import-Export Bank (Afreximbank) announced a donation of $ 3 million to support continental efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The president of Afreximbank, who made the announcement on…
COVID-19: Indian Govt bans export of all ventilators, sanitizers
In its efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Government has prohibited the export of all ventilators, including any artificial respiratory apparatus or oxygen therapy apparatus or any other breathing device.…
Namibia is first African country to export red meat to U.S. food franchises
America, a country of 50 states with a population of 327.2 million people, relies in part on domesticated animals such as cattle, pigs and poultry as sources of meat as…
Huge Export, Trade Opportunities For Africa
Africa can capitalise on international trade wars by stepping up its export capabilities, says NWU trade expert African countries have a lot to gain from a US-China trade war, with…
Morocco’s Attijariwafa bank gets $5 billion from China’s ExIm for Africa export fund
Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank said on Friday it had agreed with State-owned Export-Import Bank of China (ExIm) to set up a 5 billion dollar fund to promote African exports to China…