Sadc rejects South Africa's AfDB pick

3 days ago

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). 

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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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