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- 12 May 2026
Ecobank Group Announces $3b Trade Finance Commitment to Boost Intra African Trade
Ecobank Group, a pan-African banking group yesterday announced a landmark $3 billion trade finance commitment over the next 3 years to accelerate intra-African global trade. The announcement was made…
- 29 Jul 2024
Omoniyi Kolade, CEO of SeerBit Campaigns for Unified Payment System to Boost Intra-African Trade
Omoniyi Kolade, CEO of SeerBit has called for implementation of a Unified Payment System (UPS) throughout Africa in order to promote financial inclusion, ease economic integration, and foster…
- 3 Sept 2024
GAIN, Afreximbank Trains 300 Young African Entrepreneurs On Entrepreneurship Intra-African Trade
The Grand Africa Initiative (GAIN) in partnership with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has trained 300 young African entrepreneurs drawn from various regions of Africa, in its 2024…
- 16 Feb 2026
AfCFTA, AGRA Collaborate to Reduce Non-tariff Barriers to Intra-African Food Trade
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat signed a Memorandum of Understanding with nonprofit organisation Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), towards improving…
- 18 Aug 2014
Aviation Day Sets Agenda for Enhanced Intra-African Connectivity
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) African Aviation Day emphasized the need for intra-African air connectivity to spread economic and social prosperity across the continent. In…
- 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…
- 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…
- 25 Jul 2016
Oduoza, UBA Boss Calls For Closer Collaboration Among African Central Banks
Mr Philips Oduoza, outgoing group managing director, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, pan-African banking group, has called for increased collaboration among African central banks in order to drive…
- 18 Jun 2026
AfreximBank Urges Nigeria, Others to Strengthen Continental Trade
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has urged Nigeria and the rest of Africa to strengthen intra-African trade and resilience to protect against geopolitical shocks. In a recently released…
- 12 Nov 2025
Africa Trade Engine Launches to Boost Intra-Continental Trade, Industrialisation
Africa Trade Engine (ATE), a groundbreaking joint venture between TRT Manufacturing and TradeDepot, has officially launched—ushering in a new era for Africa’s industrial and trade independence. ATE…
- 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…
- 25 Sept 2025
Afreximbank Partners Automakers to Drive Africa’s Industrialization
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has renewed its memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers, harmonising efforts to promote intra-African trade…
- 19 Dec 2022
Afreximbank Inaugurates TRADAR Club to Transform African Trade
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has inaugurated TRADAR Club, a prestigious member-driven network aimed at empowering international businesses and executives to transform trade and…
- 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…
- 17 Feb 2022
MFS Africa Looks to Strengthen PAPSS Backbone
African digital payments network MFS Africa has joined the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) network, the newly established African cross-border and financial markets infrastructure…
- 11 Jun 2024
Afreximbank Provides $40m to Fidelity Bank to Facilitate Acquisition of Union Bank UK
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has said that it disbursed a $40 million intra-African investment facility to Fidelity Bank Nigeria Plc. According to a statement yesterday, the facility…
- 25 Feb 2025
AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol Targets 50% Growth by 2030
Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has stated that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Digital Trade Protocol is set to grow intra-African trade from 18 per cent in 2022 to 50 per cent by…
- 31 May 2016
Intra-Africa Trade to Play Larger Role in Local GDP Growth- DHL
As growth in developed markets such as Europe, China and North Africa continue to stagnate, greater regional integration in Africa, amongst all role players, is needed to capitalize on the…
- 11 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…
- 13 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…
- 14 Mar 2023
SEC says PAPSS Implementation will Aid Capital Market Diversification
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that it is excited about the implementation of the Pan-African Payment Settlement System (PAPSS) as it will encourage intra-African trade and aid…
- 6 Sept 2019
Afreximbank to Support Nigerian Manufacturers with $500m Facility
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says it will allocate 500 million dollars from its Nigeria-Africa Trade and Investment Promotion Fund to support Nigerian manufacturers. According to a…
- 2 Aug 2026
Isolation Is Economic Suicide - Jonas Warns Stronger African Nations Against Self-Delusion
Mcebisi Jonas, Chairman of MTN Group, has called on African leaders and businesses to deepen regional cooperation, warning that no country on the continent can achieve lasting prosperity in…
- 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…
- 6 Jun 2022
Afreximbank Supports Titan Trust Bank with $300m Facility
African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) yesterday said it had secured a $300 million Intra-African Investment Financing Facility to Titan Trust Bank (TTB) to support its acquisition of a majority…
- 19 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…
- 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…
- 21 Sept 2015
Nigerian Assumes Headship of Afreximbank
A Nigerian, Dr Benedict Oramah, yesterday formally assumed office as the new President of Afreximbank, in Cairo. Oramah, who was elected president of the bank in Lusaka in June, 2015, at the last…
- 3 Apr 2024
Report Shows 50% of African Business Leaders Unaware Of PAPSS
About 50 percent of businesses in Africa are unaware of the Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), according to “The Future of Trade” report. Though the report said PAPSS holds immense…