After a year in office, Sidi Ould Tah has begun to reshape how the African Development Bank (AfDB) raises money and prepares projects. Delivery, however, is the harder test.
On May 29, 2025, shortly after his election as the ninth president of the AFDB Group, Dr Tah stood before the Bank’s governors and guests at the Sofitel Abidjan Hôtel Ivoire. His expression gave little away. Stoic, almost solemn, he thanked Africa, the Bank’s partners and those gathered in the room, then said simply: “Let’s go to work now, I’m ready!”
