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African Development Bank and partners discuss Africa’s potential to leverage green minerals for the energy transition
A recent webinar hosted by the African Development Bank brought together experts to examine how Africa can become a hub…
IFC Invests in West African Fund to Boost Growth of SMEs and Women-Led Businesses in the Region
IFC has announced an investment in Uhuru Growth Fund I, a fund managed by Uhuru Investment Partners (Uhuru), a middle-market…
Barbados and Afreximbank Announce first-ever Africa-Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum
The Government of Barbados and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have announced the first-ever Africa-Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF) scheduled to…
Afreximbank provides grant to Grand Africa Initiative to train African youth entrepreneurs on delivering AfCFTA goals
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced a grant to Grand Africa Initiative (GAIN) to train two hundred young African entrepreneurs…
African Development Bank, African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, Sign $11 Million Institutional Support Grant Agreement
l-r AfCFTA Secretariat SG Wamkele Mene, AfDB VP Yacine Fal hold up signed copies of agreement. Accra, Ghana, 25 July…
Cassava Technologies announces $50m strategic investment from C5 Capital
Cassava Technologies (Cassava), Africa’s first integrated tech company of continental scale, announced that it has secured a US$50 million investment…
Afreximbank and East African Business Council launch the EABC-Africa Trade and Investment Council
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the East Africa Business Council (EABC) have launched the EABC – Africa Trade and Investment…
British International Investment and INOKS Capital announce first-of-its-kind Africa-focused trade access programme
Trade Access Program (TAP) is launched with US$ 25 million capital from British International Investment (BII) The program aims to…
African Development Bank approves $175 million Regional Trade Finance Funded Risk Participation Agreement facility for Eastern and Southern African Trade & Development Bank
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $175 million Trade Finance Funded Risk Participation…