Capacity Building

Overview

CANEX Music Factory

Effective intervention in developing emerging artists across Africa and for their ownership of IP

Production of SoundBank in mobile studio68 emerging artists incubated to produce songs with globally renowned music executives (Commissioner Gordon and Oskido)25 songs recorded Music Factory Promising artists FAMAS, Mama Sante, Reine Ablaa performed live during CANEX Summit2 commercial albums released on major streaming platforms e.g. iTunes, Spotify, Deezer

Jewellery Making Course

Design School Azza Fahmy Jewellery Making CourseLaunched in November 2022A 10 Module in depth course in partnership with TRACE AcademiaOver 5,000 currently registered users (majority from South Africa, Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria and DRC)The course covers the various elements of Jewellery making from conceptualization, design, production, brand building and marketing

CANEX Book Factory

CANEX Book Factory:Seeks to enable a literary culture in global Africa and to support the development of a sustainable business ecosystem and increasing capacity in the sector. Pan-African writing workshop to be held in Accra, Ghana, hosted by Ms. Chimamanda Ngozi-AdichieCANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa: Seeks to recognize and empower African authors and publishers who play a vital role in shaping our cultural identity $20,000 prize Fiction, non-fiction, and poetry

Ms. Adichie says: “Imagine being an African, dreaming about being a writer, surrounded by people in a room who share the same interests, it propels you, it gives you hope. I’ve always believed that there is nothing more essential to the human spirit than hope. For me, CANEX is about hope – the hope of many more African stories.”

CANEX x Basketball Africa League

Afreximbank partnered with the Basketball Africa League and NBA Africa to addresses needs in capacity and talent development as well as operating infrastructure and exhibitions through the tournaments. Over 300 athletes attended BAL Future Pros, BAL ADVANCE, BAL4HER and BAL COMBINE workshops 9 workshops across key markets (Pretoria, Cairo, Dakar), focusing on three main areas: Financial Literacy, Nutrition, and Mental Health for players Learning and mentoring space for careers in sports business (coaching, marketing, entrepreneurship…) First BAL player Ulrich Chomche has been drafted into the NBA