Mauritania's Tah Takes over as Africa's 'Super Banker'

Radio France Internationale

Center

Factuality

Ownership

The African Development Bank (ADB) is investing its 9th President in its office on Monday, September 1, at its headquarters in Abidjan. At 60 years old, the former Mauritanian Minister of Economy Sidi Ould Tah was elected hand-in-hand last May to take over from Nigerian Akinwumi Adesina as head of the AfDB. Now in charge of Africa's first development institution for five years, he arrives with his experiences, but will have to face important pro…

gabonactu.com

Factuality

Ownership

A new history page opened on 1 September 2025 when Mr. Sidi Ould Tah was sworn in as the ninth President of the African Development Bank Group (ADB). At 11:04 a.m. (Abidjan time), on a rainy Monday morning, Mr. Tah was sworn in, taking over the leadership of the first development financial institution in Africa and succeeding Mr. Akinwumi Adesina at the end of his two successive terms. The President of Côte d'Ivoire, Mr. Alassane Ouattara, and h…

linfodrome.com

Factuality

Ownership

Mauritanian Sidi Ould Tah officially took office on Monday 1 September 2025 as the ninth president of the African Development Bank Group (ADB), during a solemn ceremony in Abidjan in the presence of Ivorian Presidents Alassane Ouattara and Mauritanian Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.

saharamedias.net

Factuality

Ownership

Mauritania's President, Mohamed Ould El-Sheikh Al-Ghazali, said that the African Development Bank's investments had contributed to improving the living conditions of thousands of people by financing structural projects that provided employment opportunities and partnerships for young people. During the inauguration ceremony of Sidi Ould El-Tah, Chairman of the African Development Bank Group, today in Abidjan, he added that the Bank had played a …