Adesina Akinwumi

African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has unveiled a $1bn plan by the AfDB to invest in programmes to increase the production of wheat rice soybeans and other crops...

A few days after Africa Confidential reported on the power of financiers in Nigerian politics a couple of colourful election prospectuses extolling the virtues of African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina and Nigeria's Central Bank governor Godwin Emefiele landed in our social media feed...

They are African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina and Chairman of Transcorp and United Bank for Africa (UBA) Tony Elumelu...

The two favoured names to emerge are African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina and billionaire banker Tony Elumelu both of whom have national name recognition and international sway...

That position was shared by Akinwumi Adesina President of the African Development Bank – despite the new rules adopted by his counterparts in other development institutions...

One name emerging is Akinwumi Adesina President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) who won recognition in Nigeria for his reforms as agriculture minister...

' Matching optimism came from African Development Bank (AfDB) head Akinwumi Adesina who said 'Africa still leads in terms of ease of doing business and the digital explosion that you see in Africa today...

The clash between US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Akinwumi Adesina the Nigerian President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) over the handling of an investigation into complaints against his management of the bank raised tensions further (AC Vol 61 No 8 Adesina Agonistes Vol 61 No 11 Into extra time & Vol 61 No 12 New chief old battles)...

Competition for another international post the presidency of the African Development Bank raised tensions between the US and Nigeria after US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin faulted an internal investigation of complaints against Akinwumi Adesina current president of the bank and a Nigerian...

The battle for the leadership of the African Development Bank gets a new lease of life with the decision under international pressure by its executive directors to open an independent investigation into the conduct of incumbent President Akinwumi Adesina...