AFREXIMBANK Internship Program offers good students a chance for a training experience with the Bank to help them develop their careers, no doubt with direct benefits to the Bank and generally, to trade in Africa.
It is also expected that the interns will also contribute fresh and diverse ideas to the operations of the Bank. The Internship is open to students who are nationals of the Bank’s member countries a list of which is available on the Bank’s website.
The programme attracts a lot of highly qualified candidates. Entry into the programme based on merit.
AFREXIMBANK Internship Program 2026 Details:
The AFREXIM Bank recognises that as part of its mandate to promote and finance trade in Africa, it needs to facilitate a broader understanding of the problems of African trade and trade finance.
Applications for the 2026 AFREXIM Bank internship program are now open for interested undergraduate and postgraduate students.
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is a Multilateral Financial Institution established for the purposes of financing and promoting intra and extra African trade. The shareholders comprise African governments, African private and institutional investors as well as non-African private and institutional investors.
AFREXIMBANK Internship Requirements:
The AFREXIMBANK Internship 2026 (Africa Import-Export Bank) has the following requirements:
Open to students with proven enrollment in full time undergraduate or post graduate study programmes in a recognised institution of learning in the year of the internship are preferred.
The Bank will be especially interested in candidates whose field of study is in the following fields: economics, business administration, finance, accounting, social sciences, statistics, law or related fields;
Nationals of the Bank’s member states;
Fluency in English or French and a working knowledge of the other. Knowledge of Arabic or Portuguese will be an added advantage; and
Candidates must be aged between 20 and 32 in the year in which they apply for the internship;
Any other applicants as may be approved by the President;
Children of Afreximbank staff are not eligible to participate in this programme.
AFREXIMBANK Internship Program Benefits
Interns are expected to take care of their own upkeep during their internship programme including accommodation, meals, transport, clothing, medical and group personal accident insurance.
However, the Bank will, on gratis terms, provide the following to successful interns:
Before commencement, coverage of reasonable return fare transport costs to their internship location using the most economic and direct routing from their institution of learning, in line with the Bank’s travel policy;
A monthly tax-free stipend of USD $800 payable at the end of each month, to help defray living costs;
Accommodation in a hotel chosen by the Bank (bed and breakfast only) for one week during the induction period, on arrival to the internship location for interns, basing on their previous location;
Transfer to the hotel on arrival and vice versa on departure at the end of a successful internship programme; and
Relevant visa for the duration of the internship programme, if so required
Required Documents for AFREXIMBANK Internship 2026
Applicants are required to complete an online internship application form along with the following:
Letter of application;
Copy of their current CV;
Copy of valid passport ;
Certified copies of relevant academic certificates;
Recommendation for internship from the institution of learning that they are attending. This should include the proposed period of internship up to a maximum of six months;
Short Statement of Intent (maximum of 1 A4 page) indicating what they expect to gain out of the internship programme;
How To Apply for AFREXIMBANK Internship Program 2026
Interested and qualified applicants should apply using the link below;
Once accepted, successful candidates will be given two weeks within which to accept a conditional offer from the Bank, or else it will expire. During this period, they will be expected to show evidence of the possession of medical insurance and group personal accident cover that is valid in Egypt (or their given internship location) during their period of internship.
Failure to provide this before the start of the internship will lead to automatic withdrawal of the offer. Interns will be expected to start their internship within the first month of each internship season.
