In a stirring keynote lecture delivered at the 14th Convocation Ceremony of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in Abuja, African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina ...

AfDB president, Akinwunmi Adesina The AfDB President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, in a statement on Sunday, April 13, 2025, reiterated Africa’s crucial role in supplying strategic minerals needed for clean ...

President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has cautioned against engaging in a tariff war with the United States, urging African nations to prioritise strategic trade ...

Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), has advised African nations on how to “tariff-proof” their economies and seek strategic partnerships in the ongoing global ...

Tariffis on 47 African countries will cause local currencies to weaken, says AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina. Photo: Michele Spatari / AFP/File An onslaught of tariffs by the United States will send ...

"Inflation will increase as costs of imported goods rise and currencies devalue against the US dollar," Adesina said in a speech at the National Open University of Nigeria, according to prepared ...

Adesina observed that African countries have depended on aid and loans from developed countries and institutions to drive growth and development for many years. President of the African ...

The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Small-Scale Enterprise (SSE Lab), Adesola Jimmy-Eboma has launched the Manufacturing Business Accelerator (MBA) Program Cohort 2 to support aspiring and ...

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has pledged substantial investment support for Cross River State’s health and agriculture sectors. Speaking during a ...

President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has strongly criticized commercial banks in Nigeria and across Africa for failing to support young entrepreneurs with innovative ...

Those new levies -- with 47 African countries at risk of even higher tariffs -- will cause local currencies to weaken on the back of reduced foreign exchange earnings, AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina ...