The African Development Bank Group has advanced plans to mobilise development finance, strengthen institutional resilience and expand strategic partnerships following a series of high-level engagements at the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York. Led by Senior Vice President Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, representing Bank Group President Sidi Ould Tah, the delegation participated in high-level forums and bilateral meetings from 20 to 25 September. Discussions covered development finance, critical minerals, energy access, job creation, peacebuilding and resilience. The engagements took place against a backdrop of tighter financing conditions, rising debt, climate shocks,...