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African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina to attend China-Africa Cooperation Summit in Beijing

From:             3/09/2018 To:                  4/09/2018 Location:       Beijing, China The President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, will lead a delegation to the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC 2018), which will take place in the Chinese capital Beijing from 3 to 4 September 2018. The theme of this year’s summit, which will …

AfDB to invest US$24 billion in agriculture in next 10 years

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 28 July 2017 – The African Development Bank (AfDB) will invest US $24 billion dollars in agriculture as part of its Feed Africa programme- a strategy for agricultural development in Africa. President of the Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, said this in a speech he delivered at the 50th anniversary celebration of the International …

Launch of Africa Progress Panel Report on Electrifying Africa: African Governments and partners urged to move faster to close continent’s energy deficit

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, March 13, 2017 – Former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, and the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, have called on African Governments and their partners to do everything possible to close the continent’s huge energy gap. They made the call on Monday, March 13, 2017 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, at …

African Development Bank announces Directors General Appointments

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, November 24, 2016 – Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), today announced the appointments of Mr. Janvier Litse as Director General, West Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office; Mr. Ousmane Dore as Director General, Central Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office; Mr. Gabriel Negatu as Director General, …

Policymakers to Meet in Kigali on Getting Nutritious Foods to People

Washington D.C., March 27, 2014. On March 31, more than 275 high-level stakeholders from government, business and civil society will converge in Kigali, Rwanda, for a three-day consultation on ‘Getting Nutritious Foods to People.’ Nearly one in three people globally suffers from a lack of essential vitamins and minerals such as vitamin A, zinc and …