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The President

Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina is the 8th elected President of the African Development Bank Group. He was first elected to the position on May 28, 2015 by the Bank’s Board of Governors at its Annual Meetings held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

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News

16-Jun-2022 Africa and the Caribbean to strengthen cooperation through their regional development banks (speech and video available)
16-Jun-2022 President Adesina to attend 2022 Commonwealth Business Forum in Kigali
10-Jun-2022 African Development Bank President, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina to deliver the 2022 William G. Demas Lecture
06-Jun-2022 Djibouti strategically placed to become global ICT center, says Adesina
04-Jun-2022 African Development Bank Group president calls for more partnerships to build Africa’s social infrastructure
31-May-2022 African Development Bank Group President begins official visit to Kenya
27-May-2022 2022 Annual Meetings: Ghana shares its rich culture through song and dance
24-May-2022 2022 Annual Meetings: President Akinwumi Adesina outlines the African Development Bank’s plan to feed the continent
23-May-2022 Africa’s leading financial institution will avert looming food crisis
13-May-2022 African Development Bank Group seeks US support for $1.5 billion emergency food plan for Africa

Videos

Speeches

14-Jun-2022 “Experiences and Lessons from the African Development Bank”, speech by AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina, 52nd Annual Meetings of the Caribbean Development Bank, 14 June 2022
24-May-2022 Opening Speech Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina President, African Development Bank May 24, 2022 Accra, Ghana
23-May-2022 Statement by African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina, Opening Press Event, 23 May 2022
17-May-2022 Statement by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, African Development Bank - May 17, 2022
11-May-2022 African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi A. Ade and COVID-19 Crises: U.S. Response and Policy Options” sina’s Hearing and Testimony before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations
28-Apr-2022 Statement by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina President, African Development Bank during his audience with President Muhammadu Buhari, CGFR President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria - April 26, 2022, Abuja, Nigeria
22-Apr-2022 Address to the African Union’s F15 Group of Ministers of Finance by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina President, African Development Bank Group Washington DC, April 21, 2022
24-Mar-2022 Speech delivered by Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, African Development Bank at South Africa Investment Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa, March 23, 2022.
23-Mar-2022 Speech by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina President, African Development Bank Group at African Women Heads of State Initiative, Wednesday, March 23, 2022
06-Feb-2022 Speech by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina President, African Development Bank Group at the Thirty-Fifth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Addis Ababa, 5-6 February 2022

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