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Public Finance, Governance, Justice and Development: Keynote Address by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President and Chairman, Boards of Directors, African Development Bank Group at the 2025 Kenya Law Society Conference - August 15, 2025

Public financing stands at the heart of the African Development Bank Group’s commitment to advancing accountable governance, sustainable development, and national resilience

PROTOCOLS Honorable Chief Justice of Kenya, Chief Justice Martha Koome, Distinguished Judges of the Supreme Court, President of the Kenya Law Society, Mrs. Faith Odhiambo,  Committee Members of the Kenya Law Society, Esteemed Judges, Respected Members of the Bar, Learned Friends and Partners in Development, Members of the Press, Distinguished…

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    • Rule of law is Africa’s new gold: African Development Bank Group's (AfDB’s) Adesina calls for bold legal and governance reforms to unlock prosperity
    • Dr. Adesina delivers the final keynote address, culminating the 3-day Kenya Law Society Annual Conference 2025 to a standing-room-only hall, in Kwale County, Nairobi
    • “Justice and development are not parallel paths; they are converging tracks toward inclusive growth,” Adesina said during his speech, highlighting the linkage between the two
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Rule of law is Africa’s new gold: African Development Bank Group's (AfDB’s) Adesina calls for bold legal and governance reforms to unlock prosperity

He challenged Africa’s lawyers, judges, and arbitrators to rise as “guardians of promise and stewards of destiny” by enforcing constitutional safeguards on public finance

“When Africa stands for the rule of law, the world will stand with Africa,” the President of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has told more than 1,200 lawyers, judges, and government officials attending the Kenya Law Society’s 2025 Annual Conference. Delivering the closing keynote, title Public…

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African Development Bank, the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) Ombudsmen Association meet to strengthen peace, stability and regional integration in West Africa

Created in 2008 and based in Ouagadougou, the Ombudsmen Association promotes mediation, citizens’ rights, administrative justice and regional integration in its member countries

On 28 March 2025 the Director of the Regional Integration Coordination Office of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), Joy Kategekwa, received a delegation from the Ombudsmen Association of the member states of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). Led by the association’s president, Pascal Essou, Ombudsman of the…

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    • Bank Executive Director Rufus Darkortey (right) welcoming Ambassador El Gayly Mohamed Abdelhamid, Sudanese Chargé d’Affaires to Cote d’Ivoire
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African Development Bank Executive Director and Sudanese Envoy Discuss Crucial Support Amid Ongoing Conflict

The meeting between Ambassador Abdelhamid and Mr. Darkortey signifies a collaborative effort between the African Development Bank and Sudan to address challenges and pave the way for a more resilient future for the country

Ambassador El Gayly Mohamed Abdelhamid, Sudanese Chargé d’Affaires to Cote d’Ivoire, recently paid a courtesy visit to Mr. Rufus N. Darkortey, Executive Director for Sudan at the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org). The meeting, held on April 4, 2024, at the African Development Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan, focused on collaborative efforts…

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    • Attendees at the launch ceremony of the three-year project to combat money laundering and terrorism financing, Senegal April 2024
    • (l-r) : AfDB Country manager for Senegal Mohamed CHERIF,  Edwin W. HARRIS Jr, Director General of GIABA. David N BORBOR, Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit of Sierra Leone and GIABA national correspondent. Tafsir HANE, representing Senegal’s Financial Intelligence Unit’s President, attend launch ceremony Dakar, April 2024
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African Development Bank, Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) combat money laundering and terrorism financing in Africa through new project

The project will be financed through a grant from the Transition Support Facility of the African Development Bank to the tune of 3.5 million UA

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) on Thursday officially launched a three-year support project to combat money laundering and terrorism financing in their member countries.  The project, titled “Capacity Development for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism…

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African Legal Support Facility appoints Akere Muna as Goodwill Ambassador

A renowned lawyer and committed to fighting corruption, Muna will assist ALSF in mobilising resources to make its services accessible to its member countries

The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) has appointed Akere Muna, an eminent lawyer and international legal consultant, as Goodwill Ambassador, marking a new chapter in its commitment to build sustainable legal capacity on the African continent. Muna was  appointed by the Governing Council of the ALSF for a term of…

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African Development Bank Debars China Henan International Cooperation Group Company Limited for 12 Months for a Fraudulent Practice

During the debarment period, China Henan International Cooperation Group Company Limited and specified affiliates will be ineligible to participate in Bank Group-financed activities

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), on 28 March 2024, announces the conclusion of a negotiated settlement agreement with China Henan International Cooperation Group Company Limited, thus putting an end to sanctions proceedings for a fraudulent practice against China Henan International Cooperation Group Company Limited. Pursuant to the negotiated settlement…

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African Development Bank Group’s international staff to leave Ethiopia over serious diplomatic incident

These decisions follow the recent breach of diplomatic protocol and assault by Ethiopian security forces on two of the African Development Bank’s international members of staff

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has decided to withdraw all its international staff from Ethiopia immediately. The office will remain open under an Officer-in-Charge. These measures will not affect nationally recruited staff from Ethiopia who will continue their work and remain in the full employment of the Bank. The Bank…

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Statement by the African Development Bank Group following the illegal arrest of its staff in Ethiopia

The Prime Minister of Ethiopia immediately acted when he learnt of the incident, ordered the immediate release of the affected staff and promised to order an immediate investigation into the incident

On 31 October 2023, two staff members of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) based in Addis Ababa were unlawfully arrested, physically assaulted, and detained for many hours by elements of the security forces without any official explanation. We are pleased that the Prime Minister of Ethiopia immediately acted when he learnt of the…

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African Development Bank imposes 12-month Conditional Non-Debarment on Unik Construction Engineering (Pty) Limited for a Corrupt Practice

Pursuant to the negotiated settlement agreement, Unik Construction Engineering (Pty) Limited, registered in Botswana, will be under a conditional non-debarment for a period of 12 months, effective 11 October 2023

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), on 13 October 2023 announces the conclusion of a negotiated settlement agreement with Unik Construction Engineering (Pty) Limited, thus putting an end to sanctions proceedings for a corrupt practice against Unik Construction Engineering (Pty) Limited. Pursuant to the negotiated settlement agreement, Unik Construction Engineering…