Eight Candidates in the Running for the Next AfDB Presidency Submit Their Vision for the Bank and Africa

30 March 2015
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African Development Bank (Abidjan)
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The eight candidates in the running for the election of the next President of the African Development Bank have submitted their vision statements for the Bank and the continent. The vision statements have been published on each candidate's respective profile page on the African Development Bank website, AfDB.org, and may be accessed by clicking on the name of the candidate in the links provided below.

The official list of candidates, in alphabetical order, is as follows:

1. Akinwumi A. ADESINA Nigeria

2. Sufian AHMED Ethiopia

3. Jaloul AYED Tunisia

4. Kordjé BEDOUMRA Chad

5. Cristina DUARTE Cabo Verde

6. Samura M. W. KAMARA Sierra Leone

7. Thomas Z. SAKALA Zimbabwe

8. Birama Boubacar SIDIBE Mali

For more information about the timeline and procedures of the election process, please visit: http://www.afdb.org/en/about-us/structure/election-of-the-next-president/.

Media hotline: +225 03 80 80 90

All email inquiries regarding the process should be directed to prelec@afdb.org.

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