The African Development Bank (AfDB), has awarded cash prizes of 120,000 dollars to some African youth “agripreneurs”, winners of the bank’s AgriPitch competition. The bank made this known in a…
The African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) have unveiled a position paper calling on African Heads of State and Governments to ensure that financing for nutrition is included in their country’s…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met behind closed door with the newly re-elected President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, at the State House, Abuja. The president commended…
The strife is o’er, the battle done. But it was by no means easy. It took so much: tact, diplomacy, guts, deft footworks, prayers, yes, prayers, and so many other…
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Dr. Akinwumi Adesina on his re-election for a second term in office as the President of African Development Bank (AfDB). Buhari’s congratulatory message which was…
Akinwunmi Adesina on Thursday was re-elected as the President of the Africa Development Bank. Adesina, a former minister of agriculture in Nigeria was the only candidate vying for the position.…
The President of African Bank of Development (AfDB) Akinwumi Adesina, has reiterated his dedication to Africa’s development following an independent panel that cleared him of corruption allegations. Adesina had been…
An independent panel of experts, headed by former Irish president Mary Robinson, has cleared the beleaguered leader of the African Bank of Development (AfDB) of corruption, according to a report…
Dr. Jennifer Blanke, the Vice President of Agriculture, Human and Social Development at the African Development Bank, has resigned her position. Her resignation will take effect from July 4, 2020.…
The Bureau of the Board of Governors of the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) has authorised the independent investigation of its president, Akinwumi Adesina. Adesina, a former agriculture minister in Nigeria…