African Development Bank must gear up for a more proactive role
African Development president-elect Akinwumi Adesina BY KALU OJAH Africa’s only regional bank, the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), has come a long way since its near collapse in 1995. It now reflects its mandate to fight poverty by aiding public and private investment projects that promote socioeconomic improvement. The bank’s advances under the decade-long leadership of outgoing...