Abidjan: Over 6,000 delegates from 81 countries have gathered in Abidjan, C´te d'Ivoire, for the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's 2025 Annual Meetings. The event, which began on Monday and will conclude on May 30, includes a diverse array of participants such as African heads of state and government, finance ministers, central bank governors, development partners, private sector representatives, civil society leaders, academics, think tanks, opinion leaders, NGOs, and other stakeholders.

According to Agence Tunis Afrique Presse, the theme for this year's meetings is "Making Africa's Capital Work Better for Africa's Development." A significant agenda item for the AfDB Governors is the election of a successor to the current Group President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, whose term concludes on August 31. Tunisia is represented by a delegation led by Minister of Economy and Planning Samir Abdelhafidh, who serves as the Governor of the Republic of Tunisia Group at the AfDB.

Throughout the five-day event, attendees will engage in high-level dialogues, strategic discussions, and knowledge-sharing sessions focused on Africa's pressing priorities. Topics include macroeconomic stability, domestic resource mobilization, energy transition, food systems transformation, and climate finance. The agenda also features a presidential dialogue marking the release of the African Economic Outlook report and thematic discussions on capital mobilization and institution-building in challenging economic climates.

These Annual Meetings are a platform to rethink how Africa mobilises, maintains and deploys its own wealth to shape its future in a financial context shaped by the many challenges facing Africa, while the outgoing AfDB President will make way in the vote for the new Bank President for Sidi Ould Tah (Mauritania), Amadou Hott (Senegal), Abbas Mahamat Tolli (Chad), Bajabulile Swazi Tshabalala (South Africa) and Samuel Munzele Maimbo (Zambia).