Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah has been elected because the ninth President of the African Growth Financial institution (AfDB).
His election was introduced on the web site of the AfDB on Thursday.
Tah, who headed the Arab Financial institution for Financial Growth in Africa (BADEA) for 10 years, secured 72.37 % of African votes.
Tah takes over from Nigeria’s Akinwumi Adesina, whose tenure had come to an finish.
This comes after a weeklong annual assembly held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
DAILY POST remembers that Adesina has served as AfDB president since Might 28, 2015.