Nigeria: AfDB - Nigeria, 90 Others Elect Adesina's Successor Today

Nigeria: AfDB - Nigeria, 90 Others Elect Adesina's Successor Today

Barring any stalemate, a new President of the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) will emerge today as the bank holds its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at its headquarters in Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire.

Finance Minister Dr. Ato Forson Appointed Returning Officer for AfDB Presidential Elections

Ghana’s Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has been appointed as the Returning Officer for the presidential elections of the African Development Bank (AfDB), currently underway during the Bank’s Annual Meetings. The elections will determine the successor to Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the Bank’s 8th elected President, who was first chosen by the Board of Governors on May 28, 2015, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Five distinguished candidates from…

Ato Forson oversees AfDB Presidential Elections

Ghana’s Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has been appointed as the Returning Officer for the African Development Bank (AfDB) Presidential Elections — a key moment unfolding during the Bank’s 2025 Annual Meetings. This prestigious role places Dr. Forson at the center of Africa’s top-tier financial decision-making, as five high-profile candidates vie to succeed Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, whose decade-long leadership at the Bank is nearing its …

AfDB Now Gathers in Abidjan Amid Leadership Transition

This week, the Ivorian economic capital is hosting the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB), an event marked by transition and strategic reflection. It was at the prestigious Sofitel Hôtel Ivoire that Akinwumi Adesina, outgoing President of the AfDB, presented an assessment of his ten years at the helm of the pan-African institution. Before an audience of heads of state, ministers, heads of financial institutions, and developme…