After a week of talks, Africa awaits action from AfDB

Three men emerged as stars at the just concluded African Development Bank (AfDB) 51st Annual Meetings held in the Zambian capital Lusaka; they’re Edgar Lungu, the Zambian President, Kelvin Doe, a teenage scientist from Sierra Leon and Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the Bank’s President. Here is why.
AfDB President Dr. Adesina Akinwumi speaks at the opening ceremony of the 51st Annual Meeting of the African Development Bank  in Lusaka. (Courtesy)
AfDB President Dr. Adesina Akinwumi speaks at the opening ceremony of the 51st Annual Meeting of the African Development Bank in Lusaka. (Courtesy)
Kenneth Agutamba