Support for African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina's reelection to a second term continues to grow. After the Bureau of the Board of Governors of the Bank upheld the conclusions of the Ethics Committee of the Bank, which found allegations of ethics violation submitted by an anonymous group of whistleblowers to be "baseless and unsubstantiated," statements of support for Adesina have poured in from all corners of the globe. Among them, the chair of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and president of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka and a former U.S. executive director to the AfDB, Dr. Mima Nedelcovych.
African Development Bank (AfDB) president Akinwumi Adesina addressing the 53rd Annual Meetings of the AfDB held in Busan, Korea. "Africa must stop being a museum of poverty. Its people are determined to reverse this trend…the world must also begin to look at Africa through an investment lens rather than as a development case,” Adesina told reporters on the sidelines of the Busan Annual Meetings.
The Heads of State and Governments of the 15 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member states have restated their "full confidence" in ... see more »
Letter in Support of AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina from Mambury Njie, Gambia's Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs and Chairman of Constituency ... see more »
Leaders across Africa have spoken out in support of African Development Bank (AfDB) President Adesina Akinwunmi, whose candidacy for a second term has ... see more »
Pan African Visions, 8 June 2020
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Africa: AfDB: Adesina, His Achievements, Prospects For Re-election
Leadership, 31 May 2020
The first term of Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina as the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) came to an end in May 2020, he is also due for re-election for a second term. Read more »
Niger President Mahamadou who chairs the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has issued a statement reiterating support for the second-term candid Read more »
Letter from the African Diaspora Congress in Support of AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina | United States Undue Meddling in African Development ... see more »
H.E. Raila Odinga's Letter in Support of the African Development Bank and President Akinwumi Adesina. H.E. Raila Odinga is currently the Africa ... see more »
African Development Bank is a reputable highly rated and globally renowned development institution committed to high ethical standards in its ... see more »
Nigeria: Alleged Misconduct - Over 2 Million FACAN Members Throw Weight Behind Adesina
Vanguard, 10 June 2020
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Africa: Support Pours in for AfDB's Adesina
This Day, 14 June 2020
There has been overwhelming endorsement of African Development Bank President, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, as various individuals and organisations commend his stewardship of the bank,… Read more »
Africa: AfDB - Reps Ask Bank's Board to Disregard Call for Fresh Probe
Leadership, 3 June 2020
The House of Representatives yesterday urged the board of African Development Bank (AfDB) to halt all further investigation of the president of the bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina. Read more »
Nigeria: Passionate Support for Adesina and Okonjo-Iweala - a Second Re-Invention of Buhari?
Daily Trust, 11 June 2020
It is gratifying that despite opposition from the United States, the Buhari government not only remained resolute in its support for the re-election bid of Dr. Akinwumi Adesina as… Read more »
Nigeria: AfDB - Adesina's Travails Betray Naivety in the World of Realpolitik
Vanguard, 11 June 2020
In 2015, when Akinwumi Adesina ran for the presidency of the African Development Bank, AfDB, I wrote a piece in my Businessday column entitled "AfDB presidency: Adesina, best… Read more »
Africa: Akinwunmi Adesina, Africa's Bold Reformer
This Day, 19 April 2020
The African Development Bank is set to re-elect Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina as its president in May. Buffeted by hastily cooked-up allegations, Adesina is depending on his many… Read more »
Nigeria: Akinwumi Adesina - Best Man for the AfDB
This Day, 12 May 2020
The Board of Governors and the Ethics Committee of the African Development Bank (AfDB) have given Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the Bank's President, a clean bill of health in a report… Read more »
African Development Bank (AfDB) president Akinwumi Adesina and his wife, Grace, at the Laureate tour of Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, for the Laureate Award Ceremony for the 2017 World Food Prize.
African Development Bank (AfDB) president Akinwumi Adesina and his wife, Grace, accompanied by Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn, arrive at the Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, for the Laureate Award Ceremony for the 2017 World Food Prize.
Iowa Public Television provided live coverage of The World Food Prize Laureate Award Ceremony at the Iowa Capitol on Thursday, October 19 at 7 p.m. ... see more »
Winner of the 2017 World Food Prize, African Development Bank (AfDB) president Akinwumi Adesina accepts the hand-crafted prize sculpture originally created for the World Food Prize by world-renowned designer Saul Bass. In his prize acceptance speech, Adesina commits his quarter of a million dollars prize money to setting up "a fund fully dedicated to providing grants, fellowships, and financing for the youth of Africa in agriculture as a business."
African Development Bank (AfDB) president Akinwumi Adesina and to Waris Dirie, human rights pioneer in the fight against female genital mutilation (FGM), awarded the 2019 Sunhak Peace Prize in recognition of their enduring contributions to help resolve worldwide suffering, conflict, poverty and threats to the environment, by promoting a comprehensive, future-oriented vision of peace.
When you look at the whole issue of peace and security, take the case of another Nigeria. I come from Nigeria, there was a cast lake over there, in ... see more »
[2019 Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate] Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the President of African Development Bank. My vision for agriculture in Africa is that, ... see more »
The Bureau of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB), comprised of finance ministers from the 81 shareholding countries, has upheld the conclusions of the ... Read more »
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari hosted Africa Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina at the State House and pledged full support to Adesina's bid for reelecti Read more »
Leaders across Africa have spoken out in support of African Development Bank (AfDB) President Adesina Akinwunmi, whose candidacy for a second term has received widespread backing. ... Read more »
African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina attends an event at the sidelines of the Bank's Annual Meetings in Busan, South Korea.
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