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<p>The United Kingdom says it looks forward to the election of a new leader at the African Development Bank (AfDB) as Akinwumi Adesina’s 10-year tenure ends.</p>



<p>However a spokesperson didn’t say if the country had a particular preference for any of the five candidates vying to lead the Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire headquartered AfDB, Africa’s biggest development finance bank.</p>



<p>“The selection of the President is important to the Bank’s success and therefore is of key interest to the UK,’’ a spokesperson said in an emailed response to CNBC Africa. “Ultimately, we&nbsp;believe that the selection of this role is a decision for the African region to make collectively. We look forward to continuing to work with the Bank and the next President when their tenure starts next September.”</p>



<p>Ex-World Bank senior official Samuel Maimbo of Zambia is taking on Senegal’s Amadou Hott, ex-special envoy of the bank’s Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa, South Africa’s Swazi Tshabalala, a former Vice President, Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah, former Director General of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa and Chad’s former Finance Minister Mahamat Tolli.</p>



<p>To win the presidency, a candidate must get a majority of votes from both the African shareholders who own 60 percent of the bank, and non-African shareholders, who are referred to as non-regional members, who control 40%.</p>



<p>Adesina, a former Nigerian agriculture minister, championed Africa’s agriculture as a unique investment opportunity during his term. He also focussed on providing power to the more than 600 million Africans still without electricity, launching an $8 billion project together with the World Bank in January.</p>



<p>The AfDB, the only African financial institution rated triple A by Moody’s, Standard &amp; Poor’s and Fitch, will select the new leader next month.</p>



<p>Its top five shareholders are Nigeria with 8.2%, followed by the United States at 6.6%, Egypt has 5.6% while Japan owns 5.5% and South Africa holds 5.1%.</p>


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