Global Icons Akinwumi Adesina, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and Amina Mohammed Receive Prestigious Nigerian Diaspora Awards allafrica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from allafrica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
African Development Bank Director General for Nigeria Lamin Barrow (third from left) received a National Diaspora Merit Award on behalf of Bank President Adesina from NIDCOM CEO Dr. Abike Dabiri-Erewa (fourth from left) during an awards ceremony held in Abuja. Also present on stage were Professor Kevin Chika Urama, African Development Bank Chief Economist and Vice President
Following an illustrious stint as the head of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the celebrated economist has announced her decision to step down, raising questions over her next move.
African leaders have paid tribute to Britain s Prince Philp s, who died on Friday at the age of 99.
In a press conference with Spain s Prime Minister, Senegal s President Macky Sall said of the Duke of Edinburgh: I would like to salute the memory of his Highness, Prince Philip of Great Britain, who has died. I present my condolences to the Queen Elizabeth II, as well as to the British people.
Zimbabwe s President Emmerson Mnangagwa expressed his condolences in a Tweet, saying may his soul rest in peace.
Prince Philip was born in Greece and served throughout the Second World War. He is famed for his deep sense of public duty