Month: October 2024

 African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has approved a US$20.8 million financing facility for Nigeria-based Starlink Global&Ideal Limited to enable the company construct and operate a 30,000-metric tonne per annum cashew processing factory in Lagos. According to the facility agreement signed in on July 22, 2024, Afreximbank will provide the funds in two tranches with the first tranche of US$7.48M going toward capital expenditure for the construction of the factory and […]

 Two weeks after the highly successful inaugural Tranoï Tokyo trade show held in Japan from September 4-5, over 20 exceptional fashion brands from across Africa and the diaspora showcased their designs at the Paris Fashion Week on 26-29 September at Tranoï, Palais Brongniart as part of Afreximbank’s CANEX Presents Africa initiative (www.Afreximbank.com). Afreximbank’s dedicated scenographic exhibition space  showcased a diverse array of brands, including Ethiopia's Mafi Mafi, Kenya's Adele Dejak, […]

 Amara Nwuneli, a Nigerian founder of the youth-led climate education NGO ‘Preserve Our Roots’, won the Under 17’s category; Shri Akshayaa Lakshmikumar, the founder of ‘HERglobal’, an international nonprofit working to destigmatize women's health, primarily in Uganda, won the Under 25’s category. Amara Nwuneli, Shri Akshayaa Lakshmikumar and Jahaan Arora have been named the winners of the Canon Young Champion of the Year Award at this year’s Global Good Awards […]