Nigeria's Adesina Is AfDB's Next President

Nigeria's Agriculture Minister Akinwumi A. Adesina has been elected by African Development Bank's Board of Governors as the bank's new president, AfDB has announced.

"Akinwumi A. Adesina of Nigeria has been elected as the 8th President of the AfDB, to assume office on Sept. 1," the bank announced on its Twitter handle moments ago.

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