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It’s been a roller coaster ride for african economies with economic giants such as Nigeria battling its first recession and South Africa escaping credit ratings downgrades by the skin of the teeth.
Oil producing countries have also not been spared with the plunge in commodity prices.
To put all this into perspective, we are here to speak to the president of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina who took over a year ago.
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