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- From left: Luísa Diogo, former Prime Minister of Mozambique, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, Jamie Cooper, Founder and President of Big Win Philanthropy and Co-Chair of AMALI, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs of South Africa, Alan Winde, Premier of the Western Cape. Image source: African Mayoral Leadership Initiative (AMALI)
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“Let Us Act to Transform Africa’s cities”—African Development Bank President to African Mayors
African Development Bank Group President, Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina, assures mayors at the African Mayoral Leadership Initiative (AMALI) of the Bank’s support to creatively and sustainably transform their cities
By 2050, the number of people living in African cities is expected to double from about 600 million to 1.2 billion, representing the most rapid rate of urbanisation in the world. This poses significant development challenges, which will require innovative, African-led solutions. In rousing remarks to the mayors of 15…