After 41 months of construction, African Export-Import Bank has commissioned the $120 million (N195 billion) Afreximbank Africa Trade Centre (AATC) Abuja yesterday to serve as a platform for fostering deeper regional and continental integration.
The AATC Abuja will also house Afreximbank’s permanent regional office, bringing a three-decade-old aspiration to fruition.
Speaking at the commissioning in Abuja, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, Benedict O. Oramah said: “Step-by-step we will, on the success of this platform, build a network of Afreximbank African Trade Centres (AATCs) that would offer strong physical institutional infrastructure for deepening connections and exchange of information among Africans and the Caribbean and indeed the wider African Diaspora.
“In August, we expect to open AATC Harare, and in 2026, we expect to open AATC Kampala. In a few months, we would break ground for AATC Cairo and AATC Yaoundé and others.
“Step-by-Step, Afreximbank African Trade Centres would rise into the Blue Skies across Africa and in Barbados in the Caribbean, flying the banner that would embolden every African and restore the pride and dignity of our people.“
