Cote d'Ivoire: Gambia Participates in 2025 AfDB Annual Meetings in Abidjan

The opportunity for a reimagination of GCC-Africa economic ties

The election last week of Dr. Sidi Ould Tah as the new president of the African Development Bank is more than a leadership succession at Africa’s most important financial institution. It also marks a potential moment for geopolitical realignment, one that could finally realize deeper financial cooperation between Africa and Gulf Cooperation Council countries, as well as an

Cote d'Ivoire: Gambia Participates in 2025 AfDB Annual Meetings in Abidjan

The 2025 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) concluded on Friday in Abidjan, marking a significant milestone in Africa's economic development discourse.

African leaders stress need for homegrown solutions to meet economic challenges

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 04 June 2025: At the start of its Annual Meetings in Abidjan on 28th May in Côte d’Ivoire, the African Development Bank held a high-level Presidential Dialogue aimed at outlining the next phase of the continent’s development. The panel featured Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, President Azali Assoumani of the Union of Comoros, Tanzania’s Vice President Philip Mpango, and Niger’s Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine. The…

Annual Meetings 2025: African private-sector players and African Development Bank officials discuss business opportunities

The Bank provided updated information on its procurement plan and contractual policies, as well as on procedures for accessing business opportunities for companies or projects   ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, June 2, 2025/APO Group/ –On the fourth day of the African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) Annual Meetings in Abidjan (http://apo-opa.co/3ZcPGZZ), a seminar on business opportunities with the Group brought together private-sector players fr…

Gambia participates in 2025 AfDB Annual Meetings in Abidjan

The Gambian delegation was led by the Hon Minister for Finance & Economic Affairs, Mr Seedy Keita and also included the Permanent Secretary - Mr Abdoulie Jallow, Governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia - Mr Buah Saidy, First Deputy Governor - Dr Abdoulie Jallow and other Directors from both the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of the Gambia. The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), delegation at the meetings was led by Commissioner General…

GRA Ramps Up Tech Push, Eyes Revenue Overhaul at AfDB Summit

The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) has underscored its commitment to digital transformation at the 2025 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB), which concluded in Abidjan. The summit, brought together policymakers, financiers, and development experts from across the continent to discuss Africa’s economic development. Leading The Gambia’s delegation was Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Seedy Keita, accompanied by Central Bank…