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Outgoing Afreximbank boss roots for Africa's economic independence

Outgoing African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) President Benedict Oramah. [File, Standard]

Outgoing African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) President Benedict Oramah called for Africa to achieve full economic independence through increased trade and self-financing, as the fourth Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) opened on Thursday in Algiers.

Addressing African and Caribbean heads of state, business leaders, and delegates, Oramah positioned the trade fair as a cornerstone of what he termed a “peaceful revolution” aimed at ending the continent’s reliance on external financing and commodity exports.

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