President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to strengthen its support for manufacturing, agriculture and industrial value addition across the continent, saying Africa must move beyond exporting raw materials and focus on building competitive industries that create jobs and drive sustainable economic growth. Speaking during a meeting with an Afreximbank ...

Abuja, Nigeria — In a landmark move to boost food security and rural development, Nigeria has launched a $1 billion Agricultural Transformation Fund aimed at empowering smallholder farmers. The initiative, announced at the Intra-African Trade Fair in Algiers, is backed by the Bank of Agriculture and Afreximbank and is part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ...

Source: Supplied In a major stride toward agricultural transformation, the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have signed a landmark agreement to mobilize up to $1 billion for Nigeria’s National Smallholder Farmers Fund. The deal was formalized at the 2025 Intra-African Trade Fair in Algiers, marking a pivotal moment in the ...

The workshop is part of Afreximbank’s continued push for the development and implementation of high-quality projects across Africa MASERU, Lesotho, July, 2024/ — African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) and the Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) co-hosted a Joint Project Preparation Facility (JPPF) workshop in Maseru, Lesotho, to help address investment gaps in project preparation and ...

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) and the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) are pleased to announce winners of the inaugural Afreximbank-FARA Research, Innovation and Competence in Agriculture (AFRICA) Awards. These prestigious awards honour individuals, groups, or established organisations that have made outstanding contributions towards improving food and nutritional security, income generation, resilience and ...