OREANDA-NEWS. September 1 is a historic day for the African Development Bank Group, with the investiture of its 8th elected President, Akinwumi A. Adesina of Nigeria.

The investiture ceremony will be held at 10 am GMT at the Palais des Congr?s of Sofitel H?tel Ivoire in Abidjan, C?te d’Ivoire, in the presence of Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of C?te d’Ivoire, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, and outgoing AfDB President, Donald Kaberuka, among other dignitaries.

The event will be live-streamed on AfDB.TV.

Follow the event online or via social media, and join the conversation using the official event hashtag #AdesinaAfDB.