AfCFTA
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Cooperatives & Communities
Afreximbank extends US$10 million facility to Azania Bank to support SMEs in Tanzania
DODOMA, September 18, 2026 — The African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank] has extended a US$10-million financing facility to Azania Bank Tanzania to improve access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises [SMEs] across…
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Trade
How Africa can accelerate intra-African trade momentum
CAIRO, September 4, 2026 — Boosting trade flows amongst African countries remains a key economic priority. There is significant opportunity to accelerate the growing intra-African trade in order to unlock investment, catalyse…
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EABC trains business groups to help firms benefit from AFCFTA trade preferences
KAMPALA, August 24, 2026 — The East African Business Council [EABC], with support from the GIZ African Union [AU] African Continental Free Trade Area [AfCFTA] Programme II, has trained business membership organisations…
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MSMEs in Ankole urged to formalise to unlock export markets
MBARARA CITY, July 30, 2026 — Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises [MSMEs] across Ankole Subregion have been urged to formalise their businesses, comply with international quality standards and embrace research-driven production to…
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Energy & Mining
Africa Wants to Make Its Critical Minerals a Lever for Industrialisation and Economic Transformation
ABIDJAN, July 17, 2026 — African ministers, representatives from continental institutions, the private sector, and development partners have called for Africa’s critical minerals to drive a new era of economic transformation, industrialisation…
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S&P Global Ratings assigns Afreximbank ‘BBB+/A-2’ investment grade rating
KAMPALA, June 16, 2026 — S&P Global Ratings has assigned African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank] a ‘BBB+’ long-term issuer credit rating and an ‘A-2’ short-term issuer credit rating, with a Stable Outlook, reinforcing the…
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Uganda launches 3rd Regional Industrialisation Conference 2026
KAMPALA, May 6, 2026 — The Private Sector Foundation Uganda [PSFU], in collaboration with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives [MTIC] and AGRA Africa, has officially launched the 3rd Annual Regional…
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Afreximbank launches third AfCFTA training programme to boost African firms’ trade capacity
KAMPALA, April 23, 2026 — African corporates will have a unique opportunity to learn how to fully maximise the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area [ AfCFTA ] when the…
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The crisis in the Middle East could cost Africa 0.2 percent in economic growth in 2026
KAMPALA, April 19, 2026 — The crisis in the Middle East is impacting global economies, with growth in African countries forecast to decline by up to 0.2 percent. This is according to…
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Afreximbank Launches Inaugural Accelerator Programme Cohort to Scale Africa’s Digital Trade Ecosystem
CAIRO, March 27, 2026 — African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank] has officially launched the inaugural cohort of its “Afreximbank Accelerator Programme,” bringing together eight high-potential startups from across Africa and the diaspora for…
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