The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Maria Mulindi as the Chief of Staff to the President and Director of Cabinet with effect from April 1, 2017. She joins the Senior Management Team of the Bank. Maria Mulindi, a Kenyan national, has extensive experience as an...
The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, arrived in New Delhi on Thursday, March 30, 2017, to begin a four-day official visit to India aimed at improving relations between the Bank and India, and the country’s ties with Africa. Adesina and members of the...
30-Mar-2017
President Alpha Condé visits the Bank
The President of the Republic of Guinea and Chairperson of the African Union, Alpha Condé, paid a courtesy call on African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina on Tuesday, March 28, in the Bank headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Condé was in the Ivorian...
28-Mar-2017
President Adesina leads AfDB mission to India ahead of 2017 Annual Meetings in Ahmedabad
Adesina to confer with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Meeting with African Diplomatic Corps in India
The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Akinwumi Adesina and Senior Official of the Bank will make a four-day official visit to India beginning on Thursday, March 30, 2017...
“Africa will develop on its own terms, not based on the benevolence of others. And that is the only way we can make development faster and driven by our own needs – with a deep sense of urgency and responsibility.” These were the words of African Development Bank Group President...
Excellence Monsieur Macky Sall, Président de la République du Sénégal,
Excellence Monsieur Nana Akufo-Addo, Président de la République du Ghana,
Excellence Monsieur Mamady Youla, Premier Ministre de la République de Guinée
Mesdames et Messieurs les Ministres,
Monsieur Amir Ben Yahmed, Président...
Good morning to you all. Welcome to the Africa CEO Forum 2017. The African Development Bank is proud to be a strategic partner of the Africa CEO Forum. President Adesina was looking forward very much to being here with you today. But, unfortunately, due to a personal family loss, he is unable to...
Pierre Guislain, Vice-Président de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) en charge du secteur privé, de l’infrastructure et de l’industrialisation, a procédé, ce lundi 20 Mars 2017, aux côtés d’Amir Ben Yahmed, directeur général de Jeune Afrique et Président de l’Africa CEO Forum, à la...
20-Mar-2017
5th edition of the Africa CEO Forum in Geneva: AfDB at the African private sector meeting
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, will be among the featured speakers at the 5th edition of the Africa CEO Forum, taking place in Geneva on March 20-21, 2017. AfDB is a partner of the event, whose purpose is to support the development of African...