S&P Global Ratings assigns Afreximbank ‘BBB+/A-2’ investment grade rating

S&P Global Ratings assigns Afreximbank ‘BBB+/A-2’ investment grade rating

CAIRO, Egypt, June 15, 2026/APO Group/ — S&P Global Ratings has assigned African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) a ‘BBB+’ long-term issuer credit rating and an ‘A-2’ short-term issuer credit rating, with a Stable Outlook, reinforcing the Bank’s strong financial standing and its critical role in driving trade, industrialisation and economic development across Africa and the…

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Geoex MCG Named Official Geosciences Partner of Venezuela Energy Week 2026 in Landmark Subsurface Collaboration

Geoex MCG Named Official Geosciences Partner of Venezuela Energy Week 2026 in Landmark Subsurface Collaboration

CARACAS, Venezuela, June 15, 2026/APO Group/ — Venezuela Energy Week 2026 has appointed Geoex MCG as its Official Geosciences Partner, in a move designed to strengthen the technical foundation of discussions around the country’s vast hydrocarbon basins as upstream activity and international engagement continue to evolve. Geoex MCG holds a unique position in Venezuela’s upstream…

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Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Backs US Billion Dangote Fertiliser Expansion to Strengthen Africa’s Food Security

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Backs US$7 Billion Dangote Fertiliser Expansion to Strengthen Africa’s Food Security

LAGOS, Nigeria, June 15, 2026/APO Group/ — Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s infrastructure solutions provider, is helping drive a US$7 billion fertiliser expansion programme by Dangote Group designed to triple production capacity in Nigeria and establish a major new manufacturing platform in Ethiopia. As a cornerstone commitment to the programme, AFC is providing…

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Merck Foundation Highlights 14 Years of Empowering Women, Supporting Infertile Women and Advancing Girl Education

Merck Foundation Highlights 14 Years of Empowering Women, Supporting Infertile Women and Advancing Girl Education

ACCRA, Ghana, June 15, 2026/APO Group/ — Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany together with First Ladies of Africa and Asia who are also their Ambassadors, and partners including Ministries of Health, Education, Communication & Gender mark ‘International Women’s Day 2026’, through their impactful and transformative development programs, reaffirming over 14…

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