African leaders and partners in the agriculture sector have validated the Feed Africa Strategy of the African Development Bank (AfDB) as a viable tool towards the transformation of agriculture on the continent. President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire and his counterpart from ...
The President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 paid a visit to the African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Johnson Sirleaf and her team were received by President Adesina,...
05-Sep-2017
The future of Africa depends on agriculture
Agriculture is instrumental in Africa’s poverty: it must also be instrumental in its wealth. Only through agricultural regeneration can growth, diversification and job creation occur for African economies, for no region of the world has ever industrialised without the agricultural sector...
On August 31, a delegation from the United States Congress visited the African Development Bank and met with Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina as part of a multi-country visit to West Africa. Senator Christopher Coons (D-DE) led the congressional delegation, which also included Senator Gary...
29-Aug-2017
AfDB wants greater focus on implementation, as African Green Revolution Forum begins in Abidjan
Ahead of the 2017 African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, wants greater attention paid to the implementation of concrete plans for achieving the green revolution in Africa. The seventh African Green Revolution Forum...
Dr. Victor B. Oladokun, Director, Communication and External Relations
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Victor B. Oladokun as the Director for Communication and External Relations with effect from 1st September...
Your Excellency Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa and Host of the 37th Ordinary SADC Summit;
Your Majesty King Mswati III of the Kingdom of Swaziland and Chairperson of SADC;
Your Excellencies the Presidents and Heads of Government of SADC Member States
The Chairperson...
The African Development Bank has given its support to Southern African leaders in their efforts to accelerate development and growth in the region. AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina was among a host of leaders who delivered remarks at the opening ceremony of the 37th SADC Heads of...
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina and South African Minister of Finance, Malusi Gigaba, signed a Host Country Agreement on Friday, August 18, establishing the Bank’s Southern African Regional Development and Business Delivery Office in Pretoria, the country’s capital....