Multilateral development bank
African Export-Import Bank
The pan-African multilateral trade finance institution, headquartered in Cairo.
Africa mandate and approach
Finances and promotes intra- and extra-African trade through trade finance, project finance, guarantees and fund investments.
Investment focus
- Sectors
- Financial servicesManufacturing and industrialsInfrastructureEnergy and powerAgriculture and foodHealthcare
- Stages and strategies
- Private creditProject financeFund investmentsGrowthBuyoutSeries ASeed
- Instruments
- DebtGuaranteesEquityMezzanine
- Regions
- Africa-wide, Pan-African
- African markets named in public materials
- Egypt, Nigeria, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire
Funds managed
Selected portfolio and direct investments
- Africa Trade and Distribution Company Limited
- Arkad S.p.A., Shoreline Power Company Limited
- Azania Bank Plc
- CAPSA Technology Limited
- CBZ Bank Limited
- Daba Markets Inc.
- Fincart
- Fluna Inc.
- Gebeya, Inc
- Heirs Energies Limited
- Levene Energy Development Limited
- OnePort 365 Inc.
- Prometal S.A.
- Republic of Chad
- Sociedade Nacional de Combustíveis de Angola, E.P. (SONANGOL)
- Spiro
- Timon Financials Ltd.
- Veenocks Limited
- Witeva Trading (Private) Limited
- Zowasel, Inc.
Recent investments and transactions
Related analysis
- Afreximbank signs US$500m credit facility with its trading platform ATDC, with Nigeria among first markets 27 Sep 2026
- CANEX in Lagos: when creative finance meets the IP register 14 Nov 2026
- Ethiopia joins PAPSS, and Addis will host Africa’s payments conference 17 Oct 2026
- PAPSS reports tenfold rise in transaction volumes, led by Nigeria, and plans an adoption phase from 2027 27 Sep 2026
Sources
- African Export-Import Bank official website, www.afreximbank.com. Accessed 14 November 2026; link checked 14 November 2026.
- Partner Researchers, accessed 14 November 2026