{"id":41415,"date":"2022-03-23T04:38:53","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T04:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/?p=41415"},"modified":"2022-03-23T04:38:58","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T04:38:58","slug":"afdbs-president-begins-visit-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/old\/afdbs-president-begins-visit-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"AfDB\u2019s president begins visit in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, begins&nbsp; a three-day official visit to South Africa (SA) in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was made known in a statement by the Communication and External Relations Department Officer, Amba Mpoke-Bigg, made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mpoke-Bigg, said that Adesina would meet SA President Cyril Ramaphosa, and various government and industry leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He would discuss with them important global and regional concerns, the African Development Bank Group\u2019s development agenda and South Africa\u2019s potential for increased trade and investment with the rest of Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mpoke-Bigg, said that on March 24, Adesina would make a speech at the opening ceremony of the SA Investment Forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c The SA Investment Forum convenes delegates from South Africa and the rest of the world, its&nbsp; objective is to showcase the investment opportunities available in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said that on Friday March 25, Adesina would be the keynote speaker ahead of a panel discussion organized by the African chapter of the Ambrosetti CEO Community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c&nbsp; The African Development Bank chief will speak on the topic- Africa beyond Covid-19: a new era of opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mpoke-Bigg, said that in Johannesburg, Adesina would also meet with G7 ambassadors accredited to SA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c One of the key subjects of their discussion will be the Just Energy Transition agenda for South Africa, a strategy which aims to make the evolution towards a cleaner and greener energy future for the country, as fair as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, the Senior officials of the AfDB would join Adesina in SA, they include Senior Vice President Bajabulile Swazi Tshabalala, Solomon Quaynor, Vice President, Private Sector, Infrastructure &amp; Industrialization, Yacine Fal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Acting Vice-President, Regional Development, Integration, and Business Delivery, Kevin Kariuki, Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth and Director General for the SA region, Leila Mokaddem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mpoke-Bigg, said that the ADB Group\u2019s active portfolio in SA comprises 23 operations with a total commitment of about 4.5 billion dollars in financing, since 1997, the AfDB has invested nearly 7 billion dollars in SA in energy and infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-41415\" data-postid=\"41415\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-41415 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, begins&nbsp; a three-day official visit to South Africa (SA) in Johannesburg. This was made known in a statement by the Communication and External Relations Department Officer, Amba Mpoke-Bigg, made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja. 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