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• The African Development Bank Group has given the green light to the establishment of a trust fund to curb hunger among school-age children in Africa

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• Nnenna Nwabufo, Vice-President of the African Development Bank Group in charge of Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery, and Ali Idi, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Entente Council
• From left to right: Joseph Martial Ribeiro, Deputy Director General of the African Development Bank Group for West Africa; Nnenna Nwabufo, Vice-President of the Bank Group in charge of Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery; Ali Idi, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Council of the Entente and Youssouf Koné, Chief Regional Funds Management Officer at the African Development Bank

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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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• During an official visit to Lesotho, African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina met with His Majesty King Letsie III to discuss expanding the Bank's investments in Lesotho
• L-R: African Development Bank's Executive Director for Lesotho, Dr. Nomfundo X. Ngwenya; Bank President Akinwumi Adesina; the King of Lesotho, His Majesty King Letsie III; AfDB's Deputy Director General for Southern Africa, Moono Mupotola
• L-R: Senior Advisor to the AfDB President for Communication and Stakeholder Engagement, Dr. Victor Oladokun; AfDB Executive Director for Lesotho, Dr. Nomfundo X. Ngwenya; Bank President Akinwumi Adesina; the King of Lesotho, His Majesty King Letsie III; Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Retselisitsoe Matlanyane
• During Dr Adesina's visit to Lesotho, Prime Minister Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane presented him with the country's 'Seanamarena' blanket, which kings historically wore

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• Kibo Clif - Mount Kilimanjaro- Filigrane

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• A teacher at the Sekete Primary School using one of the taps installed through the AfDB-Funded Lesotho Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project’s water and sanitation initiative
• The Lesotho Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project is connected to the Metolong Dam Water Supply Programme, a collaborative initiative between the government and partners
• A massive water reservoir constructed as part of the Lesotho Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project
• Community nurse Mots'elisi Makhele stands by the tap that previously served around 2,000 people and indicates the houses now connected to modern facilities constructed through the Lesotho Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project
• A stream that Kesete Village residents relied on for water before modern facilities were constructed through the AfDB-Funded Lesotho Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project
• Deteriorated sanitation facilities at Hamaja Primary School prior to the intervention
• New sanitation facilities at Hamaja Primary School built under the Lesotho Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project. The project delivered more than 266 sanitation facilities for vulnerable households and installed 284 toilets in schools and healthcare facilities

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• Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, African Development Bank Group President, delivers the keynote address for the Scaling Finance for Smallholder Farmers in Africa Conference, held 17-18 March 2025, in Nairobi, Kenya
• Vice President for Agriculture, Human ad Social Development, Dr. Beth Dunford, pushed for a collaborative approach amongst partners to achieve a common goal during her opening remarks, on 17 March 2015
• African Development Bank mulls $500 million facility to mobilize financing for smallholder farmers

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• Global and African Financial Experts Urge Action to Enhance Smallholder Farmer Financing (1)
• Global and African Financial Experts Urge Action to Enhance Smallholder Farmer Financing (2)

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• Africa’s Green Growth Agenda: Unlocking Opportunities for a Climate-Resilient Future

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• Dr. Akinwumi Adesina receives the prestigious honor of the Chief of the Order of Golden Heart from Kenyan President Dr. William Samoei Ruto (1)
• Dr. Akinwumi Adesina receives the prestigious honor of the Chief of the Order of Golden Heart from Kenyan President Dr. William Samoei Ruto (2)
• “I am proud of the journey we started together ten years ago; I can see its fruits. Kenyans can feel its benefits,” President Ruto told Adesina who was accompanied by his wife, Mrs Grace Yemisi Adesina
• “Since I was elected President, the Bank has financed a total of 57 projects, with total financing commitment of $4.44 billion
• “Dr Adesina transformed the African Development Bank into a globally recognized institution for financial innovation and development impact and under his leadership, the Bank’s general capital grew from $93 billion to $318 billion”