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George Elombi

Cameroonian lawyer who has been President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) since October 2025, after almost three decades at the bank.

CurrentLatest source dated 2026-05-13Last reviewed 2026-10-26

What roles did George Elombi hold, and when?

Roles in date order

  1. Law lecturer, University of Hull, United Kingdom Former

    Taught law before joining Afreximbank.[1]

  2. 2025-10
    Executive Vice President, Governance, Legal and Corporate Services, African Export-Import Bank Former

    Executive committee member overseeing governance, legal and corporate services; chaired the bank's COVID-19 Emergency Response Committee.[1, 2]

  3. 1996 to 2001
    Legal Officer, African Export-Import Bank Former

    Entry-level legal post at the pan-African trade finance bank.[1, 2]

  4. 2001 to 2003
    Senior Legal Officer, African Export-Import Bank Former

    Senior legal counsel.[1]

  5. 2003 to 2008
    Chief Legal Officer, African Export-Import Bank Former

    Head of the bank's legal function.[1]

  6. 2008 to 2010
    Deputy Director, Legal Services and Executive Secretary, African Export-Import Bank Former

    Legal services and corporate secretariat role.[1]

  7. 2010 to 2015
    Director and Executive Secretary, African Export-Import Bank Former

    Director heading legal services and the corporate secretariat.[1]

  8. 2025-10
    President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, African Export-Import Bank Current

    Fourth president of Afreximbank, elected by shareholders on 28 June 2025 in Abuja and sworn in in Cairo, succeeding Benedict Oramah.[1, 3, 4, 2]

Sources

  1. Press release: Afreximbank appoints new President, Dr George ElombiAfreximbank (via Stock Exchange of Mauritius), 2025-06-28, primary source
  2. From Oramah to Elombi: a change of guard at AfreximbankAfrican Business, 2025-10, secondary source
  3. Dr. George Elombi Takes Over as Afreximbank's Fourth President, Pledges Deeper Impact (Afreximbank press release)Afreximbank via AllAfrica, 2025-10-27, primary source
  4. Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt and President of Afreximbank hold a press briefingZawya (press release), 2026-05-13, primary source

Change history

  • 2026-10-26 Record published.

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