Cairo, Egypt// — African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Africa Trading and Distribution Company (ATDC) have signed a US$500 million Global Credit facility agreement to support trade, movement and distribution of commodities and products across African and global markets.
Abuja, Nigeria// — The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is set to bring together 60 of West Africa’s most promising startups for the 2nd ECOWAS Startup Awards, taking place from 21–30 September 2026 at the new ECOWAS Headquarters in Abuja.
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania// — African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has extended a US$10-million finance facility to Azania Bank of Tanzania (Azania Bank) to improve access to finance for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) across Tanzania’s export value chains and to strengthen their participation in regional and international trade
Washington, US// —The World Bank Group mobilised more private capital in fiscal year 2026 than in any year in its history and issued a record volume of guarantees, delivering on a goal shareholders and clients have pressed for years: putting more private capital to work alongside its own financing and expertise in developing economies.
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has cut the sod for work to begin on the US$1.3 billion Sentuo Airport Garden City project in Accra.
Lagos, Nigeria//- As international donor funding from USAID and other foreign assistance programs for healthcare continues to shrink, leading financial stakeholders convened by HealthCap Africa at its Private Markets & Healthcare Roundtable called for a stronger domestic capital ecosystem to help finance Africa’s critical healthcare needs.
New York, United States//- Terrahex, a company building modular high-performance computing infrastructure in frontier energy markets, has received its second shipment of ASICs at its US processing hub, with the first batch ready to ship to Nigeria ahead of its December 2026 go-live target.
Accra, Ghana//-MTN Ghana has equipped more than 1,400 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) across the 16 regions of Ghana with digital skills and digital tools to drive the growth and profitability of their businesses.
Nairobi, Kenya/ — Cabinet Secretary for Health, Aden Duale, held strategic discussions with Mr Ronald Mutasa and a World Bank delegation on accelerating Kenya’s health sector reforms through two flagship investments valued at USD 335 million.
Cairo, Egypt//-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 and catalyse industrialisation, especially processing and adding value to our natural resources.
