Amadou Hott

Candidate for the Presidency of the African Development Bank

I have over 26 years of experience in government-led economic policies, development finance, climate, infrastructure, energy financing, investment banking, and capital markets. He is responsible for a groundbreaking $10 billion initiative to catalyze private financing for green infrastructure across Africa.

With a background in Financial Markets and Banking, I held several positions from CEO/Chairman of international banks to Minister of Economy, Planning and Cooperation of Senegal. He has also served as Vice President of the African Development Bank for Electricity, Energy, Climate Change and Green Growth, and was the founding CEO of FONSIS, Senegal's sovereign wealth fund.

My extensive experience provides me with a thorough knowledge of Africa's economic, social, and climate challenges, its vast potential, and a deep understanding of the continent's financing needs and global financial architecture reforms.

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Oct. 16, 2024, 1:17 p.m.

Senegalese technocrat running for AfDB presidency

Former Minister of Economy, Planning and Cooperation of Senegal, Amadou Hott has declared his candidacy to lead the African Development Bank (AfDB). Until now Special Envoy of the president of …

Sept. 18, 2024, 1:10 p.m.

Amadou Hott Steps Down from African Development Bank as Special Envoy of the President for the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa

Amadou Hott, Special Envoy to the President of the African Development Bank Group, responsible for the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa (AGIA), has resigned from his role with immedi…

Sept. 17, 2024, 1:14 p.m.

AfDB: A Senegalese Candidate for the Presidency

Former Senegalese minister Amadou Hott will run for the presidency of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in the election scheduled for May 2025, as announced by the financial institution on We…

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