30 results
- 17 Nov 2019
PoS Innovation Summit Focuses on African Continental Free Trade Agreement
One of Africa’s leading e-payment companies, Global Accelerex, is set to host the 7th Edition of its PoS Innovation Summit on December 11, 2019 at the Grand Ballroom of Eko Hotel & Suites,…
- 10 Apr 2019
AfDB Board Approves $4.8M Grant to Accelerate African Free Trade
The Board of the African Development Bank has approved an institutional support grant of $4.8 million to the African Union (AU) to accelerate the momentum of the African Continental Free Trade Area…
- 31 Mar 2022
UK Backs Africa’s Ambitious Continental Free Trade Initiative
The UK launches a program of up to £35 million to support the negotiations and implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The AfCTFA is expected to lift 30 million people out…
- 28 Mar 2021
AfCFTA: Free Trade Bloc can be a Game Changer for African People, Business
Exploring strategies to deepen private sector participation in the implementation African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was the highlight of a panel session during the 2021 WTO Aid-for-Trade…
- 18 Dec 2019
Fintechs Charged to Drive Borderless Trade in Africa
The business community in Nigeria and players in the Fintech sector have been charged to take advantage of the opportunities that abound in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) by…
- 20 Dec 2019
FG Inaugurates AfCFTA Action Committee
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated National Action Committee for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA). President Buhari, while speaking during the…
- 14 Nov 2019
NCC Extols Economic Benefits of AfCFTA Agreement
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and other industry stakeholders have extolled the economic benefits accruable to the country from the recently rectified African Continental Free Trade…
- 22 Aug 2025
AfDB, AfCFTA Unite to Unlock $3.4 Trillion Continental Market Through Strategic Infrastructure Development
The African Development Bank Group, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, and Africa50 have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to catalyse infrastructure development across…
- 21 Oct 2021
AfriTECH2021: Akindenide Explains how Blockchain for Payments will Boost AfCFTA
At a time when cross-border trading is high on the agenda with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, Dr. Oluseyi Akindeinde, the Chief Technical Officer of Digital Encode…
- 6 Dec 2020
Nigeria Submits Ratified AfCFTA Instrument to AU
Federal Government has presented the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement ratification instrument to the African Union in preparation for the take-off of the agreement in January 2021. The…
- 25 Jun 2025
AfCFTA Positions Africa to Tap into $712bn Digital Trade Market by 2035
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is strategically positioning Africa to tap into a $712 billion digital trade market by 2035, leveraging key partnerships and trade-enabling…
- 29 Sept 2021
Afreximbank Launches Pan-African Payment Platform
In furtherance to the take- off of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has launched the pan-African payment and settlement system (PAPSS) to…
- 19 Jul 2024
FG Unveils Roadmap for Africa’s Digital Trade Revolution Under AfCFTA
The Federal Government on Friday unveiled a comprehensive strategy to lead Africa’s digital trade revolution within the framework of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The…
- 12 Nov 2019
UBA Assures of Innovative Services to Boost Trade, Financial Inclusion in Africa
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Pan African financial Institution, has assured its customers that it is dedicated to facilitating intra African trade and financial inclusion, by providing premium…
- 26 Nov 2024
Prepaid debit cards can enable companies to take advantage of increased intra-African trade
By Amber Thetford As businesses seek to expand across African borders, cashless payment solutions offer a safer method of transferring money. One offering, prepaid debit cards, provides security…
- 11 Nov 2022
AfCFTA will Forge Collaborations Among e-commerce Firms on the Africa, Accelerate Growth - Alerzo CEO
At the just concluded Africa Fintech Summit held in Cape Town, South Africa, Adewale Opaleye, the founder and group chief executive officer of Alerzo posited that the African Continental Free Trade…
- 28 Apr 2026
NASENI Empowers 2000 Kano Households with Clean Energy Solutions
National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has launched its Sustainable Empowerment Programme in Kano State with over 2000 households benefiting from the Agency's clean and…
- 23 Feb 2024
Afreximbank Mulls Currency Trading Platform to Bridge $50bn Intra-Africa Trade Gap
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced plans to launch its currency trading platform in a bid to bridge the Intra-African trade financing gap estimated at over $50 billion…
- 1 Jul 2025
AfCFTA Opens Opportunity for Logistics Sector
The African Continental Free trade Area (AfCFTA) has created an opportunity for truckers, airlines and other players in the logistics and transportation sector. About 2.2 million trucks, valued at…
- 9 Feb 2026
Ecobank Nigeria to Host Customer Forum on Strengthening Regional Integration for Economic Transformation
Ecobank Nigeria is set to host the second edition of its Customer Forum, at the Ecobank Pan-African Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue, Victoria Island, Lagos. The forum, organised by the bank’s Fixed…
- 29 Nov 2023
AFEX Launches FETC Product on New Digital Trading Platform
Africa’s commodities player, AFEX, has launched Africa Exchange, a digital platform for trading commodities. The platform follows AFEX’s first foray into digital commodities trading with the launch…
- 19 Dec 2024
Afreximbank and Ecobank Join Forces to Boost Trade and Compliance Across Africa
African Export-Import Bank and Ecobank Group have embarked on a collaboration aimed at simplifying trade and compliance for businesses in Africa by integrating Ecobank’s Single Market Trade Hub and…
- 1 Nov 2020
Ecobank Restates Commitment to AfCFTA
Patrick Akinwuntan, Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, has said the bank is prepared to partner with other organizations to explore the opportunities available in the African Continental Free Trade…
- 26 Sept 2023
Afreximbank Seeks Participation of SME in Global Trade
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has called on African countries to prioritise the development of public and private export trading companies (ETCs) to position their small and medium…
- 7 Feb 2022
Again, IMF Asks Nigeria to Hike VAT, Remove Fuel Subsidy
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has once more advised Nigeria's federal government to increase Value Added Tax (VAT), while also offering other fiscal measures that the country could adopt to…
- 28 Jun 2020
Experts Seek Technology Adoption for Manufacturing Sector
Worried by lack of automated processes in the manufacturing sector of the country, technology experts have advocated for a collaborative approach in ensuring that the sector adopts the use of…
- 15 Dec 2022
GAIN and Afreximbank Empower Young African Entrepreneurs
Grand Africa Initiative (GAIN) in collaboration with Africa Export-Import Bank (AFREXIMBANK) trained young African Entrepreneurs from across Africa. The program GAIN-AFREXIMBANK Masterclass on…
- 6 Dec 2023
IATF2023 Exceeds Targets with Recorded Deals Worth up to US$43.8 billion
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) announces that the third Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2023) held in Cairo from 9 to 15 November witnessed the conclusion of business deals and transactions…
- 9 Jul 2015
UNCTAD Says Continent-Wide Policy Coherence can Yield Employment, Growth Benefits
Better leveraging of services trade in Africa could yield major employment and growth benefits, the UNCTAD Economic Development in Africa Report 2015 argues, while ongoing negotiations towards a…
- 25 Jul 2021
Dr. Obi Bags Life Time Achievement Award for Pioneering Digital Payment
Dr. Valentine Obi, founder and group chief executive officer of eTranzact Global was at the weekend in Lagos honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award for pioneering end-to-end card and digital…