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Contributed by In On Africa (IOA) Analysis in brief: The closure of the Strait of Hormuz in March 2026 signalled the wisdom and foresight of African port infrastructure investment, which has shifted from capacity expansion to strategic resilience. This has been noted in not only ports but also in transportation hubs like airports, rail systems and from […]
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African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is pleased to launch the second season of its documentary series, Impact Stories. Building on the success of the inaugural season, the new collection of six films expands the series’ geographic scope to capture the Bank’s growing footprint across Global Africa, featuring stories from the Caribbean and Africa. Produced by Afreximbank […]
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By Abdul Yassim,Head: Trade and Working Capital South Africa and Mosa Tshabalala, Head: Institutional Trade and DSI Sales, Absa CIB If one were to speak to African suppliers who trade across borders, many would say that doing business within the continent can feel riskier than exporting beyond it. Especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), […]
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Trade-enabling infrastructure across African markets is showing broad improvement, while business confidence and macroeconomic stability are strengthening across the continent. This is according to Issue 5 of the Standard Bank Africa Trade Barometer (ATB), which covers: Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. “Across the 10 markets we surveyed, firms […]
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Enabling the AfCFTA and Advancing Agenda 2063 through the African Entity Identifier (AEI) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) By Maureen Mba Trust is the foundation of trade, and for Africa, building that trust at scale is critical to unlocking the promise of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement, and advancing the African Union’s Agenda […]
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The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) have renewed and expanded their memorandum of understanding (MoU), underscoring their commitment to strengthening intra-African trade, small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) competitiveness, and South-South cooperation. The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the recently concluded Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 (IATF2025) by Prof. Benedict […]
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Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 (IATF2025), Africa’s premier trade and investment forum, is delighted to announce Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms (Arise IIP), a pan-African infrastructure and industrial development enterprise that designs and operates large-scale industrial ecosystems across Africa, as an official Premier Partner. The Fair is scheduled to take place from 4-10 September 2025 in Algiers, […]
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Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade and Export Development, Afreximbank, Mrs. Kanayo Awani (centre) poses with speakers at the Nigeria IATF2025 High-Level Business Roadshow in Lagos. Others are (left to right) Special Advisor to the CEO, Bank of Industry, Mr. Leonard Kange; Ambassador of Algeria to Nigeria, H.E. Hocine Mezoued; Executive Director/CEO, Nigeria Export Promotion Council, […]
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South Africa has reaffirmed its commitment to harnessing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to unlock new growth opportunities for local businesses and strengthen regional integration. Opening the IATF2025 South Africa Business Roadshow in Johannesburg, Mr. Humphrey Nwugo, Regional Director (Southern Africa) at Afreximbank, emphasised the urgency of mobilising concrete action. “This is the time […]
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University lecturers, students, and researchers affiliated with National Research Institutions invited to participate and showcase their publications and prototypes at IATF2025. Afreximbank, in collaboration with African Union Commission and AfCFTA Secretariat, is excited to launch its new initiative the “African Research and Innovation Hub @IATF”, during the 4th Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2025). The key objective is to boost […]
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