Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping trade in Africa, curbing illicit financial flows, driving growth and opening new market opportunities. The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), in collaboration with the National Bank of Rwanda (BNR), will host the 2025 Afreximbank Compliance Forum (ACF2025) from 12–14 November 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda. “Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not the future of compliance, it is already shaping the present,” said Dr. George Elombi, executive vice-president for governance, legal and corporate services and incoming president at Afreximbank. “Once considered a regulatory cost, it is now recognised as a strategic driver of trade and economic growth.”Hon. ACF2025 is expected to attract central bankers, regulators, compliance officers, fintech specialists, auditors, and financial intelligence agencies from across Africa and beyond.