Akinwumi Adesina: 'Africa can't rely on benevolence of others'

Akinwumi Adesina: 'Africa can't rely on benevolence of others'

The African Development Bank president tells the BBC how poverty shaped his world view.

Exporting Raw Materials is 'The Door to Poverty', AfDB's Adesina Warns

ABIDJAN, Cote d’Ivoire – Akinwunmi Adesina, the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has emphasized that internal investments within Africa are the key to overcoming poverty, rather than relying on foreign aid. In an interview on BBC’s Focus on Africa podcast that aired on Wednesday, Adesina reacted to the “unprecedentedly large cuts” to foreign aid that have affected multiple sectors across the continent. He pointed out that these …

AfDB Commends UBA’s Role in Facilitating Africa’s Development

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://newsghana.com.gh/afdb-commends-ubas-role-in-facilitating-africas-development/…Seeks further Collaboration to Boost Continent’s Progress The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina has emphasized the need for more meaningful collaborations aimed at driving global expansion on the African continent. Adesina, who said this when he paid a courtesy…

Effectiveness of the bank, place of non-regional actors, visibility on the international scene... While the president of the African Development Bank is due to hand at the end of May, "Young Africa" recalls the contribution of its predecessors to the construction of the pan-African institution.