OREANDA-NEWS. May 28, 2015. The eight candidates for the Presidency of the African Development Bank met individually with the Board of Governors at the Bank’s 50th Annual Meetings in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.

Pictured, from left to right: Thomas Z. Sakala, Zimbabwe; Kordj Bedoumra, Chad; Birama Boubacar Sidib, Mali; Cristina Duarte, Cabo Verde; Akinwumi A. Adesina, Nigeria; Jaloul Ayed, Tunisia; Samura M. W. Kamara, Sierra Leone; and Sufian Ahmed, Ethiopia.

The election will take place on Thursday.