Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah has emerged as the new AfDB President.
NewsOnline Nigeriareports that Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah has been elected as the ninth president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group.
This Nigeria news platform understands that AfDB announced his election on Thursday following rounds of voting by the Board of Governors during the Bank’s Annual Meetings in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Tah will officially assume office on September 1, 2025, succeeding Nigeria’s Dr Akinwumi Adesina, whose 10-year tenure concludes this year.
He emerged victorious ahead of four other contenders: Amadou Hott (Senegal), Samuel Maimbo (Zambia), Abbas Mahamat Tolli (Chad), and Swazi Tshabalala (South Africa).
The AfDB Board of Governors comprises finance ministers and central bank governors from the Bank’s 81 member countries.
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