The AfDB President, Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, has expressed delight at the outcome of the just concluded Annual Meetings of the AfDB Group in Brazzaville, Congo.
Tah told journalists at the media briefing, marking the end of the 2026 AfDB Annual Meetings in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, on Friday, that the meetings provided an opportunity to present his vision to governors and secure broad support for implementing the Bank’s new strategy and the African Financial Architecture for Development.
Describing the Brazzaville meetings as his first Annual Meetings since assuming office as President of the AfDB Group, Tah commended the Republic of Congo and President Denis Nguesso for successfully hosting the meetings in spite prevailing global and regional challenges.
“These meetings took place in a particularly difficult global environment and in a regional context marked by various health-related challenges.
“Yet in spite these circumstances, the organisation was excellent, the exchanges were rich, and important decisions were made,” local media reports quoted Tah as saying.
He expressed appreciation to the Congolese government and people for their hospitality and efforts in ensuring the success of the meetings.
In his remarks at the media briefing, Congo’s Minister of Finance and Chair of the AfDB’s Annual Meetings, Christian Yoka, said that the meetings recorded strong support from governors and member countries for the AfDB’s new strategic direction.
According to Yoka, the stakeholders also garnered support for the proposed African Financial Architecture for Development of the bank.
He said that the Republic of Congo was honoured to host the event, which was a major success for Africa in spite concerns arising from developments outside the country before the meetings commenced.
“We have now reached the conclusion of these Annual Meetings, which the Republic of Congo was honoured to host and which, I believe, were organised under the best possible conditions.
“It is true that on the eve of the meetings there were concerns due to events that occurred far from Congolese borders, about 3,000 kilometres away, but in spite of that, everything went very well,” he said.
Yoka said that the meetings marked an important moment for Africa as a “worthy son of the continent” assumed leadership of the continent’s premier development finance institution.
According to him, the vision presented by the new AfDB President seeks to empower Africa to finance its own development and rely primarily on its internal strengths and resources.
“That project seeks to empower Africa to take responsibility for its own destiny, finance its own development and rely first and foremost on itself,” he said.
He added that discussions during the meetings focused largely on the Bank’s future strategy, including a proposed 10-year action plan anchored on four cardinal priorities introduced by the President of the bank.
“At this stage, I believe things have gone very well. We have endorsed the Bank’s major strategic orientations, especially its future direction and 10-year action plan,” Yoka added.
GIK/APA