Sadc rejects South Africa's AfDB pick

13 Oct 2024

The Southern African Development Community (Sadc) has upped the ante in its battle with South Africa over the presidency of the African Development Bank (AfDB). 

South Africa - Figure 1
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On Friday, the regional bloc doubled-down on its support for Zambian economist Samuel Maimbo to serve as the next president of the bank, despite South Africa fielding its candidate, Swazi Tshabalala. ..

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