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Cameroon Customs Seizes Record 45 Kg of Cannabis Smuggled from Nigeria
Business in Cameroon
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June 26, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - Customs officers from Cameroon’s mobile brigade in Ekok, located in the country’s South-West region, have seized a record shipment of 45 kilograms of cannabis during a routine inspection on June 20, 2025. The information...
Afreximbank appoints new president as it seeks to become $250bn institution
The Citizen
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Abuja, Nigeria. The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the appointment of its next president and chairman of the board of directors, to spearhed its vision of becoming a $250 billion institution. Dr George Elombi's appointment...
Afreximbank chooses continuity with Elombi as president
African Business
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June 29, 2025
This article was produced with the support of Afreximbank The African Export-Import Bank chose to stick with continuity as it picked George Elombi, a seasoned insider, to lead the continental trade bank at a critical point in Africa’s development....
George Elombi Appointed as Next President and Board Chairman of Afreximbank
Arise News
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June 29, 2025
The shareholders of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) on Saturday appointed Dr. George Elombi as the next President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the continental financial institution. He becomes the fourth president to lead the...
Afreximbank shareholders appoint George Elombi as new president
The Sun Nigeria
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June 29, 2025
From Isaac Anumihe, Abuja The shareholders of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have appointed Dr. George Elombi as the next President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the continental financial institution. He becomes the...
Yaoundé: opposition lawmakers criticize cost, complications in new ID system
Cameroon Intelligence Report
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June 25, 2025
Opposition members of Cameroon’s National Assembly have expressed worries that that the new system for the issuance of national ID cards is not only costly, but appears more complex than the previous one. Hon Adamou Koupit, member of parliament of...
New Afreximbank President To Restructure African Trade
Leadership
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June 29, 2025
Newly elected president of the Board of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Dr. George Elombi, has hinted of plans to lead the bank to change the structure of African trade with a focus on developing the continent to favourably compete with...
George Elombi Emerges Next President of Afreximbank, Oramah Bows Out September
This Day
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June 29, 2025
*Commits to grow assets to $250bn in 10 years from $42.7bn James Emejo in Abuja The shareholders of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) yesterday appointed Dr. George Elombi as the next President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the...
Cameroon Showcases Wood Industry at 8th Wood and Furniture Fair
Business in Cameroon
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June 25, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - The Yaoundé Conference Center is hosting the 8th Wood and Furniture Fair from June 24 to July 8, 2025, as Cameroon pushes to grow its local wood processing sector. The fair, held under the theme “Local Wood Processing:...
Dr. George Elombi appointed as new president of Afreximbank
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 29, 2025
Shareholders of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have officially appointed Dr. George Elombi as the institution’s next President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, making him the fourth president to lead the continental financial...
George Elombi Appointed Afreximbank President, Succeeds Oramah
The Will
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June 28, (THEWILL) — The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the appointment of Dr. George Elombi as its next President and Chairman of the Board of Directors. The decision was ratified during the Bank’s 32nd Annual General...
Yaounde: New Centre Legion Gendarmerie h...
The Guardian Post
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He officially put the building to use on behalf of the Secretary of State to the Minister of Defence in Charge of the National Gendarmerie, Galax Yves Etoga. The event was attended by the Governor of the Centre Region, Naseri Paul Bea, the...
Douala: 2 dead, over 100 hospitalized after food poisoning
Cameroon Concord News
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June 25, 2025
At least two people have died and some 105 others have been hospitalized with food poisoning in Cameroon’s commercial hub of Douala, authorities said on Wednesday. The state-run Laquintinie Hospital, where the involved people were hospitalized,...
Bello Bouba Maïgari candidat à la présidentielle
Cameroon Online
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June 28, 2025
TV5Monde | Au Cameroun, l’alliance entre l’UNDP et le RDCP n’est plus. Bello Bouba Maïgari, le président de l’UNDP, a acté ce samedi à Yaoundé la fin d’une longue collaboration avec le parti du chef de l’État, Paul Biya. Et a annoncé sa...
Afreximbank appoints Cameroonian national George Elombi as next president
The Standard
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Oramah, who has served as President and Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2015, will be stepping down in September 2025. CAMEROONIAN national George Elombi has been named the next President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the...
Afreximbank Appoints Dr. George Elombi as New President
Prompt News Online
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June 28, 2025
By Tony Obiechina Abuja The shareholders of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have appointed Dr. George Elombi as the next President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the continental financial institution. He becomes the fourth...
Afreximbank appoints George Elombi to succeed Benedict Oramah as president
The Cable
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June 28, 2025
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says its shareholders have appointed George Elombi as the next president and board chairman of the continental financial institution. In a statement on Saturday, the bank said Elombi would become the...
Elombi Emerges As Next President Of Afreximbank
New Telegraph
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June 28, 2025
The shareholders of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have appointed Dr. George Elombi as the Bank’s next President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective September 2025. A Cameroonian national and seasoned executive, Dr....
Cameroon’s SME Bank to Finance Local Milk and Fish Producers to Cut Imports
Business in Cameroon
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June 25, 2025
• (Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon’s SME Bank to boost financing for dairy and fish value chains • Plan targets $1.1 billion to cut food imports between 2024 and 2026 • Milk and fish imports weigh heavily on Cameroon’s trade deficit Cameroon’s...
Afreximbank appoints new President
Premium Times
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June 28, 2025
The shareholders of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have appointed George Elombi as the next President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the continental financial institution. He becomes the fourth president to lead the bank...