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"It is not money that delivers development.
It is the policies that bring good return to that investment, in
addition to delivery capacity."
— Donald Kaberuka, outgoing president of the African Development Bank
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DEVELOPMENT BUZZ
New AfDB chief Akinwumi Adesina: 'I will not let you down'
By Jenny Lei Ravelo
Nigeria just simultaneously lost its agriculture minister and gained
its first African Development Bank president.
After more than five hours of anticipation and frenzy over social
media on Thursday, Africa's leading development finance institution
announced its new president: Akinwumi Adesina, the man known for his
colorful bow ties.
It was no straightforward win for Adesina, who has served for the past
five years as Nigeria's minister of agriculture and rural development.
He was up against Thomas Sakala, former vice president at the bank
who had the backing of the Southern African Development Community.
Lone female candidate Cristina Duarte of Cape Verde also proved to be
tough competition, while Sufian Ahmed, Africa's longest-serving
finance minister and a favorite for the role, was surprisingly
eliminated second.
Some experts predicted Adesina would follow the way of past Nigerian candidates.
Abuja, despite having the largest voting power at the bank, has
never succeeded in sitting one of its own at the institution.
In 2005, outgoing President Donald Kaberuka from Rwanda defeated
Nigerian candidate Olabisi Ogunjobi, who was also a former vice
president at the bank.
But Adesina was a clear crowd favorite, and any support he lacked
geographically, he made up for on social media.
As of publication of this article, Adesina already has more than
13,000 Twitter followers — and counting.
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QUOTABLE
"It is not money that delivers development.
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addition to delivery capacity."
— Donald Kaberuka, outgoing president of the African Development Bank
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DEVELOPMENT BUZZ
New AfDB chief Akinwumi Adesina: 'I will not let you down'
By Jenny Lei Ravelo
Nigeria just simultaneously lost its agriculture minister and gained
its first African Development Bank president.
After more than five hours of anticipation and frenzy over social
media on Thursday, Africa's leading development finance institution
announced its new president: Akinwumi Adesina, the man known for his
colorful bow ties.
It was no straightforward win for Adesina, who has served for the past
five years as Nigeria's minister of agriculture and rural development.
He was up against Thomas Sakala, former vice president at the bank
who had the backing of the Southern African Development Community.
Lone female candidate Cristina Duarte of Cape Verde also proved to be
tough competition, while Sufian Ahmed, Africa's longest-serving
finance minister and a favorite for the role, was surprisingly
eliminated second.
Some experts predicted Adesina would follow the way of past Nigerian candidates.
Abuja, despite having the largest voting power at the bank, has
never succeeded in sitting one of its own at the institution.
In 2005, outgoing President Donald Kaberuka from Rwanda defeated
Nigerian candidate Olabisi Ogunjobi, who was also a former vice
president at the bank.
But Adesina was a clear crowd favorite, and any support he lacked
geographically, he made up for on social media.
As of publication of this article, Adesina already has more than
13,000 Twitter followers — and counting.
READ more ON DEVEX.COM |
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Time to prototype
What are youth in Egypt doing to address sexual harassment?
Get the full picture and share your own with us on Facebook.
5 more global development startups you should know about
Startups — whether nonprofits or social enterprises — are often
deemed as game changers, given their out-of-the box solutions.
Here are some notable global development startups.
READ MORE ON
DEVEX.COM |
#INNOV8AID
5 ways technology can help sustainable fishing
The U.S.
State Department will hold its second Fishackathon in early June.
Here's a sneak peek into the kinds of solutions that could — with
your help — emerge from the event.
READ MORE ON DEVEX.COM
SPONSORED ANNOUNCEMENT
Apply now: Online certificate course on technology for data visualization
How are you evaluating your project's impact? Are you displaying your
data and analyzing it effectively?
TechChange is offering a brand new online certificate course on
Technology for Data Visualization with an
exclusive discount for Devex members (use code "DevexTDV" when you apply).
This four-week online course runs from June 1 to June 26, 2015.
Nearly all of us are responsible for producing reports for our team
and clients, so we know that good data visualization is essential to
analyzing our projects' impact.
And in the current "era of big data" that we live in, data
visualization is crucial.
During this course, we'll walk you through the step-by-step design
process, which encompasses critical thinking and technical skills,
both of which are important for effective data visualization.
This four-week online certificate course will focus on building skills
and strategies to better visualize and analyze data using a variety of
tech tools.
It will feature live and interactive guest expert presentations
with leading monitoring and evaluation practitioners, software
developers and data scientists.
It will also include a unique hands-on learning environment with
animated videos, technology demos, practical activities, networking
events, immersive simulations and more.
Designed to fit your busy schedule, TechChange courses require a
minimum of only one to two hours per week while the course is running.
After that, you will have unlimited access to the course for four
months in order to browse through course materials and earn your
certificate of completion on your own time.
Use the discount code "DevexTDV" by May 31 to get $50 off the listed
course price.
And don't forget, you can use your organization's education
credits to pay for the course!
Group discounts available by contacting info@techchange.org.
For more information and to register, please click here.
SPONSORED ANNOUNCEMENT
Focus On: Global Health
Are you interested in global health? Devex's brand new focus area,
Focus On: Global Health, is dedicated exclusively to this important
aspect of development.
Created in partnership with Johnson & Johnson, you'll find a wide
range of information on everything from efforts to tackle chronic and
noncommunicable diseases to strengthening health care systems and
supply chains.
In addition, you'll find an extensive variety of content,
including breaking news, in-depth analysis and practical advice on the
latest challenges in the fight to eradicate HIV and AIDS, ensure
access to health care and build more resilient health systems.
Focus On: Global Health is a great page for you to bookmark and visit
frequently.
Take a look here to see how lessons from Ebola can help with the
fight against malaria.
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