New in the ASCL Africanist Blog: Has the African Development Bank lost its African character?
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin recently asked the Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) to revisit its decision that cleared the Bank’s president, Akinwumi Adesina, of allegations of nepotism and corruption. The US is the largest non-African shareholder of the Bank. ASCL researchers Chibuike Uche and André Leliveld ask themselves: what is the utility value of the widespread influence of non-African countries in the AfDB for Africa’s development?
Posted on 3 June 2020, last modified on 26 June 2020