The countdown has begun. At the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) upcoming annual meetings on 26-30 May in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, the name of Akinwumi Adesina’s successor will finally be known. He or ...

NAIROBI, May 29 (Reuters) - The African Development Bank will launch a carbon markets support facility for the continent, senior bank officials said on Thursday, to unlock finance for a region ...

AfDB kicks off annual meeting in Abidjan Election of new bank president to take place on Thursday New head to confront US funding cuts, other challenges NAIROBI/ABIDJAN, May 26 (Reuters) - The African ...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) opened a donor-pledging conference on Monday for its fund that lends money to low-income countries on favourable terms, seeking to offset a retreat in U.S. support ...

ABIDJAN, May 29 (Reuters) - Former Mauritanian Finance Minister Sidi Ould Tah has been elected president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), the lender said on Thursday, after a poll during the ...

LONDON, May 26 (Reuters) - Five candidates are running to become President of the African Development Bank in an election on Thursday during the lender's annual meeting in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.