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• Ethiopian Airlines Chief Commercial Officer, Lemma Yadecha (4th from L) and African Development Bank Group President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina (4th from R), hold the signed mandate letter designating the Bank as mandated lead arranger for the Bishoftu International Airport in Ethiopia, set to be Africa’s largest airport by 2029
• Ethiopian Airlines Group Chief Commercial Officer Lemma Yadecha and African Development Bank Group President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, sign a Mandated Lead Arranger agreement authorizing the Bank to mobilize up to $8 billion in financing for the new Bishoftu International Airport
• “Speed and scale are now the hallmarks of Ethiopia. And scale is what we are signing onto today – a testament to the power of vision, determination and resolve to put Africa at the top,” said the Bank chief
• Ethiopian Airlines Group Chief Commercial Officer, Lemma Yadecha, presented the Bishoftu International Airport project to event participants, outlining scheduled construction timelines, current progress and estimated costs

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• President Samia Suluhu Hassan and Bank Group President Adesina assess construction progress of the Msalato International Airport
• President of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan addresses the community during a tour of Bank-funded transport projects in Dodoma with Bank Group President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, with his wife Grace Adesina, on 14 June 2025
• “These [Bank] projects address the realities of Dodoma’s fast-rising population and the increasing demand for efficient transport,” President of Tanzania said during the Dodoma Outer Ring Road Commissioning Ceremony, on 14 June 2025
• Adesina cannot hide his emotion upon hearing the Dodoma Outer Ring Road will be named after him during its commissioning ceremony
• A section of the Dodoma Outer Ring carriageway, now named after Dr Adesina
• Mama Samia and the crowd laugh and cheer as Adesina speaks Kiswahili during the Dodoma Ring Road commissioning ceremony (1)
• Mama Samia and the crowd laugh and cheer as Adesina speaks Kiswahili during the Dodoma Ring Road commissioning ceremony (2)
• Dr Adesina with the Class of 2025 University Dar es Salaam doctoral graduates, after being awarded a Doctor of Science Honorary Degree
• Tanzania celebrates and honors Akinwumi Adesina’s impactful legacy as President of the African Development Bank
• Adesina and Former President of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, enjoy a 3-hour ride from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma on the Standard Gauge Railway

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• Ethiopian Airlines Group CFO Mensfin Tasew (left) and AfDB Vice President Nnenna Nwabufo display copies of the signed letter of intent. Standing behind them are Ethiopia’s Finance Minister Ahmed Shide (left) and Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina (in bow tie)
• AfDB Group President Adesina examines an Ethiopian Airlines model aircraft presented by Finance Minister Shide, with Bank Vice President Nwabufo in attendance
• Ethiopian and AfDB executives in solidarity for the new $7.8 billion Abusera International Airport project

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• From left to right, 1st row: Boitumelo Mosako, CEO, Development Bank of Southern Africa; Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria; Jean-Jacques Bouya, Congo’s Minister of Spatial Planning and Major Projects; Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone; African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina and his wife Grace; Omar Kabbaj, adviser to King Mohammed VI; Azali Assoumani, President of the Union of Comoros and Chairperson of the African Union; Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of Tanzania; Édouard Ngirente, Prime Minister of Rwanda; Chinelo Anohu, Senior Director, Africa Investment Forum. 2nd row, from 2nd left: Roger Stuart, European Investment Bank; Benedict Oramah, President, Afreximbank; Nadia Fettah Alaoui, Morocco’s Minister of Economy and Finance; Hani Salem Sonbol CEO, International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (IsDB Group).
• Omar Kabbaj delivering King Mohammed VI’s message to Africa Investment Forum participants.
• The continent is not as risky as perceived—Akinwumi Adesina
• “There are enormous opportunities for the development of value chains in Africa”—Azali Assoumani
• “We need to invest in the continent’s connectivity”—Samia Suluhu Hassan
• “How we turn obstacles into opportunities is the most important thing”—Julius Maada Bio
• There is scope for African and Caribbean people to partner in a range of spheres including pharmaceutical development and tourism—Mia Mottley
• “We need action now”—Édouard Ngirente
• Africa needs bold Innovative Initiatives to Unleash the Full Potential of the Continent—King Mohammed VI of Morocco

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• African Development Bank teams up with airplane manufacturers Airbus, ATR to boost African commercial aviation

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• “You have been in the trenches with us,”Ghana Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia tells African Development Bank

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