Africa: AfDB's Adesina Urges Incoming President to Defend Africa's Interests

Africa: AfDB's Adesina Urges Incoming President to Defend Africa's Interests

As his decade-long leadership of the African Development Bank (AfDB) nears its end, President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has called on his yet-to-be-elected successor to embrace the responsibility of defending Africa's interests on the global stage with boldness and integrity.

Five candidates are competing to lead the most powerful development bank in Africa, in a context marked by the financial commitment of some Western partners, including the United States.

AfDB’s Adesina urges incoming president to defend Africa’s interests

As his decade-long leadership of the African Development Bank (AfDB) nears its end, President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has called on his yet-to-be-elected successor to embrace the resp...

Five Candidates Vie to Replace Adesina as AfDB President

By Adedapo Adesanya In September 2025, Mr Akinwumi Adesina will bow out as the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), a position he has held since 2015 for over two terms of five years each. The race to take over the reins of the African lender has heat up in the last few months. Now, five candidates are

In a few days, a new president will take over the leadership of the African Development Bank (ADB). Five candidates have been officially selected to succeed the Nigerian Akinwumi Adesina, whose second term is coming to an end. The election will be held on 29 May 2025, on the occasion of the Annual Assembly of the Board of Governors of the AfDB, scheduled ... This article AfDB: the five fine candidates ready for the vote appeared first on Diploma…

List of 5 best candidates in line for Africa Development Bank presidency

The African Development Bank is set to meet this week to appoint a new president. The new boss of the African lender will take over in September 2025.