Akinwumi Adesina
President of the African Development Bank (since 2015)
The agriculture economist betting that Africa can feed and power itself.
The rise
An agricultural economist and reforming Nigerian agriculture minister, Adesina cut fertilizer-sector corruption before being elected to lead the AfDB.
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