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Swearing in ceremony of Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group

BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 11: The African Develpment Bank President Akinwumi Adesina answers a reporter's question following talks at the Chancellery on June 11, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel is meeting with heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the International Labor Organization (ILO), the African Development Bank and the World Trade Organization (WTO) today. The meeting comes on the heels of the G7 summit in Canada, in which U.S. President Donald Trump aggravated divisions between his administration and G7 member states. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

 

The African Development Bank is hosting a swearing in ceremony of its newly re-elected President, Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina, on Tuesday 1 September 9.00 am GMT

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, August 28, 2020/ — WHAT: Swearing in ceremony of Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina, newly re-elected President of the African Development Bank Group          

 

WHO: African Development Bank

 

WHERE: Virtual

 

WHEN: Tuesday 1 September 2020 at 9.00 am GMT

 

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) is hosting a swearing in ceremony of its newly re-elected President, Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina, on Tuesday 1 September 9.00 am GMT.

 

Dr. Adesina has been re-elected to serve a second five-year term as President of the African Development Bank. He received the unanimous vote of all the Governors of the Bank on Thursday 27 August, the last day of the 2020 Annual Meetings.

 

The swearing in ceremony, which will be attended by Heads of States, Governors and external stakeholders, will be conducted in compliance with the COVID-19 pandemic-related social distance guidelines, and broadcast online.

 

A globally renowned development economist, World Food Prize Laureate and Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate, Dr. Adesina has distinguished himself in driving a bold agenda to reform the Bank and accelerate Africa’s development. He was first elected as President of the Bank on May 28, 2015.

 

The media are invited to join the ceremony by clicking on the following livestream links:

 

Vimeo: https://bit.ly/3hIYlvu

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3hHNLVn

YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3ltIQd4

Facebook Page: https://bit.ly/2Z4WcDd

AfDB TV: https://bit.ly/3gJaqQ2

Android / IoS: https://apple.co/3gFhxbZ

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