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ECOWAS endorses Akinwumi Adesina for second term as AfDB president
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
has endorsed the candidacy of the President of African Development Bank (AfDB),
Akinwumi Adesina, for a second term.
ECOWAS...
Okonjo-Iweala congratulates Akinwumi Adesina, team for raising $7.6bn
Former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has
congratulated the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi
Adesina, and his team for successfully replenishing the African Development
Fund.
Mr Adesina...
Akinwumi Adesina hits dance floor after raising $7.6bn for Africa
President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has hit the dance floor with his team after successfully raising $7.6 billion for Africa’s low...
Forbes names Akinwumi Adesina 2019 African of the Year
Forbes Africa has named
the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, 2019
African of the Year.
Adesina receives the award for the
second time after his...
Akinwumi Adesina meets Africa’s first female VC, Grace Alele-Williams
President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has met former vice-chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Prof Grace Alele-Williams.
The 86-year-old is also...
Akinwumi Adesina’s wife becomes head of World Hunger Fighters Foundation
Grace Adesina, wife of the President of African
Development Bank (AfD), Akinwumi Adesina, has been appointed the President of
the World Hunger Fighters Foundation.
The foundation recently...
Akinwumi Adesina, Awosika, Demuren, others for CIBN fellowship awards
President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi
Adesina, and Chairman, First Bank of Nigeria, Ibukun Awosika, will be part of
over 200 qualified and experienced associates...
Dangote opens Africa Centre in US
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, on Tuesday opened
the Africa Centre in New York, United States.
The opening of the centre comes on the sidelines of...
UN Sec-Gen names Dangote, Adesina, others to fight global malnutrition
United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has appointed Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, president of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, and 25 others to...
Akinwumi Adesina remembers ‘great’ mentor on 10th death anniversary
President of African Development Bank (AfD), Akinwumi Adesina, has remembered his ‘great’ mentor, Norman Borlaug.
Borlaug was an American agronomist who led initiatives worldwide that...