The African Development Bank on Thursday celebrated a historic $115 billion increase from its shareholders, the largest in the bank's 55-year history.
Applause rang through the stately auditorium of the Sofitel Abidjan, Hotel Ivoire, around 5.30 in the evening after the decision was announced.
“Today is a day of joy for Africa…because the shareholders of the African Development Bank trust the…Bank and have provided this financing,” Bank President Akinwumi Adesina told journalists later at a press conference. […]
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