Why Afreximbank’s Break with Fitch Exposes a Deeper Rift
In a recent public statement, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) announced it would terminate its credit ...
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South Africa Formalises Class A Shareholding in Afreximbank
South Africa has formally acceded to the Establishment Agreement of the African Export Import Bank, marking ...
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Afreximbank Advances Angola’s Energy Sector with $1.75 Billion Facility for Sonangol
The African Export-Import Bank, in collaboration with other lead arrangers, has finalised a $1.75 billion syndicated ...
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LONG READ: Profit Up 29%, Rating Down to Junk: The Afreximbank Paradox
On January 29, 2026, Fitch Ratings delivered its final verdict on the African Export Import Bank: ...
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Fitch Cuts Ties with Afreximbank as Africa Challenges the Rules of Global Finance
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the African Export Import Bank’s long term issuer credit rating to BB ...
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Exclusive Interview: Dr Leverne McFarlane on Africa Caribbean Development Finance
The Southern African Times is pleased to release an exclusive interview with Dr Leverne McFarlane, Chief ...
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Angola Launches First Vehicle Assembly Plant with Opaia Motors
Opaia Group has officially inaugurated what is currently Angola’s sole operational vehicle assembly facility in Luanda’s ...
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Egypt and Afreximbank Sign Agreement to Explore Pan-African Gold Bank
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) and the African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) have signed a Memorandum ...
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Ghana and Afreximbank Resolve US$750 Million Facility
The Government of the Republic of Ghana, acting through its Ministry of Finance, and the African ...
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Heirs Energies Secures $750 Million Afreximbank Financing to Advance Oil Production
Heirs Energies, a subsidiary of the Nigerian investment conglomerate Heirs Holdings, has finalised a $750 million ...
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