Akinwumi Adesina of Nigeria elected 8th President of the AfDB

29 May 2015, Sweetcrude, Abidjan, Cote d’ivoire — Akinwumi Adesina was elected as the 8th President of the African Development Bank on Thursday, May 28. A Nigerian citizen, Adesina is currently serving as Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. He succeeds Donald Kaberuka, whose second term as President of the Bank ends in August. […] More »