Focus on Africa - A conversation with AfDB president, Akinwumi Adesina

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Focus on Africa

A conversation with AfDB president, Akinwumi AdesinaA conversation with AfDB president, Akinwumi Adesina

Released On: 02 Apr 2025

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The outgoing president of the African Development Bank reflects on his decade in office

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