Lamin Barrow

Niger will benefit from $144.7M in financing from the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the @AfDB_Group, to expand #energy access and strengthen private sector competitiveness. The agreement was signed on Wednesday in Abidjan by President Sidi Ould Tah and Niger’s Prime Minister Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine. #ADFDelivers

Thank you very much @NewAfricanMag for your recognition and honour.

The Africa Investment Forum (AIF) held in Rabat, Morocco was a huge success! We mobilized $29.2 billion of investment interest to projects in Africa. With 2,300 participants & investors from 83 countries, it shows amazing interest in Africa. Thank you AIF partners. We did it! 👍🏼

I am humbled and greatly honoured to win the AFRICAN OF THE DECADE award by the All Africa Business Leaders Awards. ⁦Thank you to Chairman Dr. Rakesh Wahi, @AABLAwards, ⁦@forbesafrica⁩ and ⁦@cnbcafrica⁩

@VisserLola @CWINS_OFFICIAL Congratulations to Dr. Nihinlola on her appointment 📅

Join me in congratulating my junior sister, Dr. Nihinlola Mabogunje, BOT member of @CWINS_OFFICIAL, on her reappointment to the Independent Judging Panel (IJP) Primary Health Care Leadership Challenge (PHC LC). Ours is a life of service to humanity❤️🙏🏻

Great partners with Africa: With Chancellor ⁦Olaf Scholz of Germany @Bundeskanzler and UK Prime Minister ⁦@Keir_Starmer⁩ at G20 Leaders’ Summit in Rio, Brazil. Thank you for the exceptional support of Germany 🇩🇪and the UK 🇬🇧to the ⁦@AfDB_Group⁩. ⁦⁩

It was great to meet UK Prime Minister ⁦⁦@Keir_Starmer⁩ at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. I thanked him for the excellent support of UK 🇬🇧to the ⁦@AfDB_Group⁩ and discussed UK’s continued strong support for re-channeling Special Drawing Rights to ⁦@AfDB_Group⁩.

The @AfDB_Group's #AfricanDevelopmentFund is holding its Mid-Term Review in Cotonou, #Benin, this week. At #ADF16MTR, Bank Management will report on the progress toward #ADF16 commitments under the theme “Fostering a Climate Smart, Resilient, Inclusive and Integrated Africa.”

Thank you President ⁦@SahleWorkZewde⁩ for your eminent service to Ethiopia and global leadership on development issues. You were always there for me, my wife and the ⁦@AfDB_Group⁩. We will miss your generosity, love, care and kindness. God bless you dearest Big Sis.💕

#Senegal: @AfDB_Group and @USAID sign $600M agreement to strengthen social and economic development in the #Sahel and address the region’s most pressing challenges. Learn about the Bank’s commitment to #ImproveQualityOfLife for millions across Africa: bit.ly/4eipCSJ

It was a fantastic 60th anniversary celebration of the African Development Bank! I love and respect the incredible talent and creativity of Africa’s youth. We will build a greater future for Africa together. ⁦@AfDB_Group⁩

Industrialise Africa! Delighted to visit Glo Djigbe economic zone in Benin, where one of the largest factories for cotton-to-textile in the world is turning Benin to an exporter of textiles. Value addition is the key to wealth. Well done President ⁦⁦@PatriceTalonPR⁩!

A loan of $500m from @AfDB_Group will support #Nigeria in implementing plans for energy reforms + increased investment. The country intends to develop 250 GW of power by 2050, 90% of it renewable, as well as scale up #cleancooking access: bit.ly/4d9X6SS #PowerAfrica

Inspired by young African agripreneurs at 2nd Youth & Women in Agriculture Workshop. Their innovative ideas are seeding Africa's agri revolution. The @AfDB_Group is committed to nurturing this potential. #YouthInAgriculture #AfDBYouthInAg

DG @barrowlaming of @AfDB_Group implores policy makers, regulators, legislators and key actors in Nigeria’s energy sector to map out pragmatic actions to address the challenges bedevilling Nigeria’s energy sector.

TODAY: 8th Africa Energy Marketplace - DAY 2 WATCH LIVE at 9:15AM GMT+1: bit.ly/3UMlmlM for dialogue on solutions to the persistent challenges facing Nigeria’s power sector. #AEMPNigeria #AEMP8 #AEMPNigeria #PowerAfrica

@AfDB_Nigeria @LaminBarrow22 @VisserLola @EmekaAnuforo @choi_afdb @Egeruo @ms_aabubakar @tomo____d @EkeneGodman @SKKuria @emfranzek Very insightful discussions from diverse stakeholders on reforms and initiatives to ensure a viable and sustainable energy sector, which is critical for Nigeria’s economic transformation.

“The 8th Africa Energy Market Place in Nigeria is timely, coming in the wake of the ongoing rollout of #2023ElectricityAct. It provides an opportunity to contribute to the preparation of the National Integrated Electricity Policy & Strategic Implementation Plan” DG @barrowlaming

@akin_adesina @SuluhuSamia @jonasgahrstore @IEA @fbirol @beth_dunford @KevinKKariuki @DymphnaVDL @cleancooking “I’m pleased to announce to you today that the African Development Bank will commit $2 billion to clean cooking over the next 10 years...We will walk with governments to develop and roll out @cleancooking solutions at scale.” – @akin_adesina #CleanCookingSummit

The ⁦@AfDB_Group⁩ commits $ 2 billion to clean cooking in Africa. No woman should have to cook again with fuelwood, charcoal and biomass that kills 600,000 persons per year. It is more than lighting a clean stove, it is about life and dignity!⁩ ⁦@EmmanuelMacron⁩