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African Development Bank president praises Saudi Arabia for billions of dollars of investment in Africa

Projects the country has financed range from irrigation to produce food, dams for energy, hospitals for mothers and their babies, electricity to light up schools and enhance learning, airports and roads to link countries, counties and communities

Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the president of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), has praised Saudi Arabia for its generous “support, dedication and friendliness” to Africa where it is supporting a host of projects touching virtually all aspects of people’s everyday life on the continent.  Adesina was speaking at the Saudi…

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    • Africa is the worst affected region by climate change in the world, yet it receives the least in terms of climate financing. (Picture: floods in Nairobi, 24 April 2024. Credit: AFP)
    • 34 heads of state and government committed to implement country-led food and agricultural delivery compacts to achieve food security by 2030 at the Feed Africa Summit (Dakar 2) held in January 2023
    • The current annual investment of $4.5 billion in health infrastructure is significantly insufficient when measured against the actual need of $25 billion, said Dr. Adesina
    • “Islamic finance principles of shared prosperity, risk-sharing, and ethical investment present a clear path toward bridging the SDGs financing gap,” said Islamic Development Bank President Dr Mohammed Al Jasser
    • From left to right: African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, Saudi Arabia’s Governor to the African Development Bank Dr Ryadh M. Alkhareif and Saudi Exim Bank CEO Engineer Saad Al-Khalb
    • From left to right: Dr. Akinwumi Adesina and Saudi Fund for Development CEO Sultan bin Abdulrahman Al-Marshad
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$4 Trillion is New Annual Financial Target to Save Sustainable Development Goals, says African Development Bank’s Adesina

Adesina also spotlighted the African Development Bank’s strategic High 5 program as a cornerstone for progress, as underscored by an independent analysis by the United Nations Development Program

Adesina delivers keynote address as Islamic Development Bank marks its 50th anniversary; Climate and health initiatives are of paramount importance.  African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina has emphasized the critical need for significantly increased financing to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Speaking at the Islamic Development Bank’s…