AfDB 2025 Annual Meetings – Need for Homegrown Solutions

Kicking off its Annual Meetings in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, the African Development Bank hosted a high-level Presidential Dialogue focused on shaping the continent’s next development phase. Leaders highlighted national success stories and presented strategies to boost intra-African trade, enhance energy and transportation infrastructure, and increase domestic resource mobilization—critical areas for unlocking Africa’s full economic potential.