Official Statements by the AAASME Administration

AAASME President Dr. Ebiekure Jasper Eradiri spotlights the potential of Africa's new credit rating agency to transform SME financing and economic growth.
To give the initiative a truly Pan-African character, AAASME has established regional leadership representing different parts of Africa and the African diaspora. Dr. E. J. Eradiri, Ambassador Wallace Williams, Mr. Septi Bukula, Mr. Amine Mohamed Boutalbi, Prof. P. L. O. Lumumba.
As an SME organization, we condemn the disruptions of businesses. Of note, is the lack of voices that matter, the Civic groups and The Leadership in South Africa that have been complicit in their silence to date, in condemning these archaic acts that, if kept on marching unimpeded, will lead us all back into recession.
AAASME announces the pre-launch of the $1.4 billion Ubuntu Susu Continental SME Fund at Africa Celebrates 2025 in Addis Ababa — an Afrocentric initiative empowering African entrepreneurs, strengthening SMEs, and driving inclusive growth across the continent.
The Executive Council of the African Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (AAASME) has approved the appointment of Kenya’s Jacinta Kiruthi as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the AAASME Secretariat.