Author: Anna van Harwegen den Breems

We are excited to announce RusselSmith as latest Strategic Partner of CWEIC and welcome Kayode Adeleke to the Global Advisory Council. RusselSmith is a trusted leader in industrial innovation, delivering tailored solutions that enhance resilience and sustainable development across critical sectors in Africa. The company provides industrial solutions focused on asset integrity and advanced manufacturing,… Continue reading RusselSmith, a Leading Provider of Industrial Solutions Focused on Asset Integrity and Advanced Manufacturing, Joins CWEIC as the Latest Strategic Partner

Novare, a South African multidisciplinary asset manager and CWEIC Strategic Partner, together with ReElement Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed American Resources Corporation, have announced a $100 Million, or R1.8-billion rare earth and critical battery elements refining facility in Africa. The milestone agreement represents a pivotal step toward establishing Africa’s inaugural critical and rare earth element refining facility,… Continue reading Strategic Partner, Novare, to invest $100 Million to Develop Sub-Saharan Africa’s First Battery and Critical Minerals Manufacturing Facility

The Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council Hub for Cameroon, Gabon, and Togo launched its 2025 activities with a high-impact Strategic Partners’ Retreat in Kribi, Cameroon, on February 12, 2025. Spearheaded by CWEIC Hub Chairman Mr Auguste Mbappe Penda, the retreat gathered Strategic Partners and key stakeholders to enhance cooperation across the CWEIC membership and explore… Continue reading CWEIC’s Hub in Cameroon, Gabon, and Togo Strengthens Strategic Partnerships with Retreat in Kribi

CWEIC is excited to announce AMDIE – The Moroccan Investment and Export Development Agency as its latest Strategic Partner and welcome Mr Ali Sedikki to the Global Advisory Council. In Morocco, AMDIE is the principal actor in implementing policies to promote and facilitate investment. It is responsible for executing the state’s strategy for promoting domestic… Continue reading The Moroccan Investment and Export Development Agency (AMDIE) joins as latest Strategic Partner

Rosie Glazebrook, CWEIC Chief Executive, and Obinna Anyanwu, CWEIC’s Nigeria Country Director, was pleased to pay a courtesy visit to CWEIC’s longstanding Strategic Partners, Zenith Bank on a recent visit to Lagos. Glazebrook thanked Jim Ovia, CFR, the Founder and Chairman of Zenith Bank, for their continued support for CWEIC as well as the upcoming… Continue reading CWEIC Meets With the Chair and new CEO of Zenith Bank

14 December 2024 – The Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) has forged a new partnership with the Enugu State Government to boost trade and investment in the region. The agreement was officially signed earlier this month at the Government House in Enugu, where CWEIC’s Chief Executive, Rosie Glazebrook, highlighted the organisation’s commitment to supporting… Continue reading CWEIC Announces New Partnership Deal with Enugu State Government and Visits Major Projects Being Developed to Attract Further FDI

10 December 2024, Lagos, Nigeria – The Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council is pleased to have today signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Lagos State Government. This agreement was formalised on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at Lagos House, Marina, in the presence of the Governor, H.E. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, and key stakeholders from… Continue reading Lagos State Government and Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council Sign Landmark Memorandum of Understanding

The Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) proudly congratulates the Cameroon based Special Council Support Fund for Mutual Assistance (FEICOM) on its 50th anniversary. Since its founding on 5 December 1974, FEICOM has been pivotal in driving local and regional development, decentralisation, and improving living conditions. Under the patronage of the President of the Republic,… Continue reading CWEIC Strategic Partner, FEICOM, Celebrates Fiftieth Anniversary

On Thursday, 5 December 2024, the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) proudly hosted an investors roundtable in London, spotlighting Togo’s immense trade and investment potential. This significant event brought together Togo’s Prime Minister, Victoire Tomégah-Dogbé; the Minister of Trade, Craft Industry and Local Consumption, Minister Kayi Mivedor; Minister for Mines and Energy Resources, Minister… Continue reading CWEIC Hosts High-Level Investors’ Roundtable with Togolese Prime Minister to Boost Trade and Investment