Secretary General
Cecilia Akintomide
Ms. Cecilia Akintomide is the Secretary General (SEGL) of the African Development Bank. Prior to assuming the position in May 2010, she served in several positions in the Bank, including Division Manager for Public and Private Sector Operations, in the General Counsel and Legal Services (GECL) Department, and Chief Legal Counsel, Administrative and Institutional Affairs. Before joining the Bank, Ms. Akintomide worked in law firms in Nigeria and the United States of America, including O. Thomas & Co. (Solicitors) (Lagos, Nigeria) and Weil, Gotshal & Manges (New York, U.S.A.). Ms. Akintomide holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo Univeristy, Ile-Ife, Nigeria), a Master of Laws Degree from both the University of Miami Law School (Florida, U.S.A.) and the University of Pennsylvania Law School (Pennsylvania, U.S.A), and is a member of both the Nigerian and New York State Bars.
- 05/04/2013 - North African and Middle East Countries Poised to Upgrade Concentrated Solar Power Use with AfDB, World Bank, and CIF Support
- 05/04/2013 - Sierra Leone, Uganda and Mauritania poised to ramp up climate-resilient water sectors with $18.6 million from the Least Developed Countries Fund
- 05/04/2013 - The AfDB in Support of Somali’s Revival and Re-engagement with Donors
- 05/04/2013 - The African Development Fund Approves US$ 38 million to Support Rwanda’s Progress in Skills, Entrepreneurship and Jobs
- 01/04/2013 - Mesure de la pauvreté des inégalités et de la polarisation en Tunisie 2000-2010
