Buhari backs AfDB President says I’ll stand solidly behind you
President Muhammadu Buhari has given his backing to the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, in his re-election bid despite allegations of improper conduct. Buhari assured Dr….
U.S. first representative to AfDB urges Trump’s administration to support Adesina
Ambassador Harold Doley, the United States (U.S) first ever Representative to the African Development Bank (AfDB), has urged President Donald Trump’s administration to support the bank’s President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina….
AfDB: African leaders rally support for Adesina
No fewer than 15 former African Presidents on Friday rallied support for President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, lauding him for taken the bank to amiable heights….
NASS commences second reading of 2020 revised budget as Buhari seeks fresh $5.513bn external loan
President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the National Assembly to seek a fresh $5.513bn external loan to finance the revised 2020 budget. Buhari’s request was contained in…
AfDB: I have not violated the Code of Conduct – Adesina responds to query
AfDB President, Nigeria’s Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina has dismissed allegations of misconduct against him, insisting he did nothing wrong. He said “every single one of the 16 allegations against me in…
AfDB clears Adesina of fraud allegations; Buhari happy
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Nigeria’s Dr Akinwumi Adesina, over the clean bill of health given him by Board of Directors of the…
AfDB predicts Covid-19 could cost Africa a GDP loss between $22.1 and $88.3 bn
By Akinwumi A. Adesina The African Development Bank estimates that Covid-19 could cost Africa a GDP loss between $22.1 billion and $88.3 billion in the worst case scenario. These are…
AU Summit: Do more to stop illicit capital flows -AfDB president tells African leaders
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of African Development Bank (AfDB) has underscored the need for Africa to also do more to stop illicit capital flows. The bank’s Communications and External…
AfDB Joins TEF Programme Catalysing entrepreneurship across Africa
From Right to Left: Tony O. Elumelu, CON, Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation and Akinwunmi Adesina, President, African Development Bank (AfDB) at the 2019 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum – Africa’s…
AEO 2020: Africa’s growth decline partly due to the moderate expansion of the continent’s “big five” – Report
For the first time in a decade, investment expenditure rather than consumption accounts for more than half of GDP growth; report calls for urgent investment in education and…