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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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• African Development Bank demonstrates continued support to African Union (AU) peacebuilding efforts in Ethiopia

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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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• African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, who is also the Chairman of the Group’s Boards of Directors, underscored the impact of the Bank’s operations, which have impacted more than half a billion lives over the past decade
• African Union Summit: African Development Bank President Highlights a Decade of Economic Transformational Impact
• African Heads of State and Government display copies of the Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration at the closing session of the Africa Energy Summit, 28 January 2025
• “The African Development Bank accelerated food production in Africa. Over 101 million people became food secure. We mobilized $72 billion to implement the food and agriculture delivery compacts across the continent,” said Dr. Adesina
• The Africa Investment Forum, a joint effort with eight other partner institutions, has mobilized over $200 billion in infrastructure investment commitments. (Picture: Africa Investment Forum Founding Partners and other officials during the Opening Session of the Africa Investment Forum 2024 Market Days, Rabat, 4 December 2024)
• UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated calls for reform of the international financial architecture
• Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley emphasized Africa’s strategic role in shaping global economic trends, as the continent controls 40% of the world’s minerals
• Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed urged continued unity in addressing Africa’s challenges

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• African Union Summit: African Development Bank President Highlights a Decade of Economic Transformational Impact
• African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, who is also the Chairman of the Group’s Boards of Directors, underscored the impact of the Bank’s operations, which have impacted more than half a billion lives over the past decade
• African Heads of State and Government display copies of the Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration at the closing session of the Africa Energy Summit, 28 January 2025
• The African Development Bank accelerated food production in Africa. Over 101 million people became food secure. We mobilized $72 billion to implement the food and agriculture delivery compacts across the continent,” said Dr. Adesina
• The Africa Investment Forum, a joint effort with eight other partner institutions, has mobilized over $200 billion in infrastructure investment commitments. (Picture: Africa Investment Forum Founding Partners and other officials during the Opening Session of the Africa Investment Forum 2024 Market Days, Rabat, 4 December 2024.)
• UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated calls for reform of the international financial architecture
• Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley emphasized Africa’s strategic role in shaping global economic trends, as the continent controls 40% of the world’s minerals
• Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed urged continued unity in addressing Africa’s challenges

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• At the launch of the "Africa's Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook 2025" report, African Development Bank Group leaders and senior officials present copies of the report. In the front row, from left to right, Albert Muchanga, Commissioner of the African Union, Kevin Urama, Vice President of the Bank Group, Ahmed Shide, Minister of Finance of Ethiopia (far right), and Nnenna Nwabufo, Vice President of the Bank Group (2nd from left). In the second row (center), Beth Dunford, Bank Group Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development; Alemayehu Taffesse of the International Food Policy Research Institute (far left); Mothae Maruping, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Risk Capacity Group (far right)

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• Dr Leandre Bassole, the Bank’s Deputy Director General for East Africa and Country Manager for Ethiopia (6th Right) with other dignitaries who attended the Bank’s 60thanniversary commemoration
• Dr Leandre Bassole, the Bank’s Deputy Director General for East Africa and Country Manager for Ethiopia, addressing guests in marking the Bank’s 60th anniversary
• Ethiopia’s State Minister of Finance for Economic Cooperation, Semereta Sewasew, gives her address at the Bank’s 60th anniversary celebrations in the capital Addis Ababa
• Dancers entertaining guests in celebration of the Bank’s 60th anniversary