AfDB President in Tanzania for African Energy Summit

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has arrived in Tanzania The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has arrived in Tanzania
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina arrives in Tanzania

DAR ES SALAAM  – The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has arrived in Tanzania to attend the African Heads of State Energy Summit, “Mission 300.”

The summit is set to take place from January 27 to 28, at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Center (JNICC) in Dar es Salaam.

Dr. Adesina was welcomed at Julius Nyerere International Airport by Tanzania’s Minister of Finance, Dr. Mwigulu Nchemba, alongside other officials, including Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner Albert Chalamila and Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Cosato Chumi, who represented the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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The summit aims to bring together African Heads of State and key stakeholders from the energy and finance sectors to discuss strategies for ensuring reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy to support Africa’s development goals.

More than 25 Heads of State, alongside 10 Vice Presidents, Prime Ministers, and Deputy Prime Ministers, are expected to attend, making a total of 35 high-ranking leaders.

AfDB President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina arrives in Tanzania for the African Energy Summit, uniting leaders to discuss sustainable energy solutions
AfDB President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina

Participating countries include Algeria, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Botswana, Kenya, Ghana, Gabon, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Sudan, Malawi, Zambia, Somalia, Guinea-Bissau, Burundi, Mauritania, Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Democratic Republic of Congo, Libya, Nigeria, Djibouti, and Gabon.

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Additionally, Vice Presidents from Gambia and Benin, Prime Ministers from Côte d’Ivoire, Uganda, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Equatorial Guinea, as well as Deputy Prime Ministers from Eswatini and Namibia, are also expected to attend.

This summit is expected to be a landmark event in advancing Africa’s efforts to achieve sustainable energy solutions for the continent’s economic and social transformation.

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