AfDB Elects Sidi Ould Tah As New President

 

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has elected Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania as its new president. Tah was elected on Thursday at the bank’s annual meetings held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

The new president will replace Akinwumi Adesina, a Nigerian economist, who led the AfDB for 10 years following his election in 2015.

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L-R: Akinwumi Adesina, outgoing AfDB president and Sidi Ould Tah, the newly elected president

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