Held under the theme “Building the Future on Decades of Resilience”, AAM2025 will focus on accelerating trade opportunities, driving investment and fostering innovation
ABUJA, Nigeria, June 20, 2025/APO Group/ --
The 32nd Annual Meetings (AAM2025) of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) will bring together an influential coalition of global, African and CARICOM leaders in Abuja, Nigeria from 25–27 June 2025. This high-level forum will focus on advancing trade, investment, and innovation across the continent, with Heads of State, Prime Ministers, top business executives, academics and acclaimed academics confirmed to speak.
H.E. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; former Nigerian President H.E. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and H.E. Ambassador Albert Muchanga, African Union Commissioner for Economic Development, Tourism, Trade, Industry & Mining, are among the confirmed dignitaries.
They will be joined by ministers, central bank governors, investors, and industry leaders from Africa, the Caribbean, and beyond.
Held under the theme “Building the Future on Decades of Resilience”, AAM2025 will focus on accelerating trade opportunities, driving investment and fostering innovation.
Professor Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, remarked:
“AAM2025 comes at a pivotal time for Africa. As the continent confronts global uncertainties, it is doing so with renewed resolve. Following the successful 31st edition of AAM held in The Bahamas last year, we are back on the African continent for this year’s meetings which are about catalysing practical action—building stronger institutions to strengthen trade integration and unlocking the full potential of African innovation. We thank H.E Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for his support.”
The speaker lineup includes renowned economists and industry leaders including Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Centre for Sustainable Development, Columbia University and Dr. Kishore Mahbubani, Distinguished Fellow, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore.
Africa’s foremost business innovation leaders such as Mr. Aliko Dangote, President & CEO of Dangote Group and Mr. Tony Elumelu, Chairman of Heirs Holdings, will also participate. The speaker lineup further includes Professor Ghulam Mufti of King’s College London, former Prime Minister of Jamaica P.J. Patterson, and other influential figures.
Afreximbank’s 32nd Annual Meetings (AAM2025) in Abuja are expected to deliver strong economic benefits, both in the short and long term. The main anticipated impacts include the trade and investment mobilisation, policy and institutional advancement and strengthening South-South cooperation and trade flows.
AAM2025 is expected to facilitate significant trade and investment deals, including Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and public-private partnerships. The meetings are expected to catalyse billions of dollars in funding over the next 5–10 years for key strategic sectors.
By bringing together heads of state, ministers, leaders of trade institutions, policymakers and the private sector, the meetings will advance regional dialogue on several priorities: implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), enhancing cross-border payment systems to speed up regional transactions, strengthening Africa–Caribbean (CARICOM) economic ties through expanded trade, tourism, and joint ventures, and ensuring private sector participation in policy reforms. These discussions aim to reduce business costs, improve trade infrastructure, and deepen regional economic integration.
With world-renowned economists, scholars, and entrepreneurs participating, AAM2025 will shape thought leadership on Africa’s development path.
Platforms like this influence policy, shift narratives, and inspire reforms that foster innovation, inclusion, and competitiveness. This year’s meetings will also mark the launch of several new initiatives.
AAM2025 is expected to welcome thousands of participants and media from more than 80 countries.
A full programme of events and speakers is available on www.AAM2025.com
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Afreximbank.
Yeah it is all the FCO's fault. Not the fact we colluded or ignored and now (justfiably) fear the salafism that is taking over our country. Everyone who encouarged or allowed the wearing of hijab, the acceptance of gender-separation weddings, the banning of alcohol, the banning of music and arts and dance- anyone who used the sinister words like qulwah and minqar and niqar – is either a Salafist or an apologist and colluder with Salafism.
Where you have salafism violence follows. First against 'Kuffar' and then against everybody who disagrees with them. You cannot say we reject Al-Shabab but welcome Salafism. It is the donkey and his two jaws.
It all started to go wrong when we put relgious verse on our ridiocolous flag. Why? Yaa inagu haystay islaannimadan aynnu afka la kala waaxeynno?
The ban is fully justified. We should stop whining and accept responsibility for own actions.
You have clearly been brain washed, and have abandoned you religion because of fear and your whimpish desires. But you should really fear Allah subhan wataala and the punishment of the grave and hell, have good time being naked there and listening to music and art, congregations.
Lizzie Lovett should not cover her hair. Our girsl never used till salfism came along. Dont suck up to it.
Fatso, It has nothing to do with Salfism. It is a word of Allah. Learn religion before accusations.
This idiot think one should change his/her believe in order to be except it. that is not what somaliland stands for…somaliland is muslim country who begging no one in order to exist. since somaliland is a muslim the we must respect our great religion. if britain don't wanna come to somaliland cos of our believes then so be it.
Bros and Sis
Why are you insulting me? Surely it is much better to try and correct me if you think I am misguided instead of throwing accusations like I abandoed my religion(Istaqfurulalh).
Bro Fair game Allah (SWT) has no interest in women's dresses. I say you are insulting Alalh (SWT) by claiming he cares what some girl wears. Obsession with covering up females is entirely cultural and it is not our culture. t is Saudi and afghani and Pashtuni. Did you loving Grandmother wear niqar? Did you your great grandmother? Did your great great great gran? Bro they wouldnt have heard of the stuff let alone wear them. And yet they were devout, pious Muslims.
So I argue you and ismahan are the ones brainwashed here. You are abandoning our culture and our beautiful Islam for other people's culture. Shame on you. Where is your pride?
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