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AfDB President sees bright future for the Africa-India relationship on the eve of the Bank’s Annual Meetings in Ahmedabad

“Shared opportunities and deepening partnership” Ahmedabad, India, May 21, 2017 – “Africa-India trade rose five-fold in the last decade and is forecast to double – to US $100 billion – by 2018,” African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina said Saturday. Africa and India have development journeys to share, Adesina said, and huge opportunities to explore …

AfDB President concludes official mission to India

  Scales up AfDB-India and Africa-India Cooperation Commends quality preparations for Bank’s 2017 Annual Meetings Ahmedabad, India, April 3, 2017 – President Akinwumi Adesina of the African Development Bank (AfDB) left Ahmedabad, India, early on Monday at the end of a four-day official visit to India. The visit has set the stage for improved cooperation …

AfDB President holds high-level discussions with Sector Ministers to reinforce support to Sudan and roll out implementation of the High 5s

  Khartoum, Sudan, February 28, 2017 – On Monday, February 27, 2017, the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, met the Sector Ministers of the Government of Sudan to reinforce the Bank’s support to the country’s economic development. The meeting, which discussed the Bank’s current and future interventions in Sudan, was chaired by …