During its Annual Meetings 2015, the African Development Bank (AfDB) will celebrate its 50th anniversary and elect its next president. The meetings will be held under the theme 'Africa and the New Global Landscape'. The agenda includes, inter alia: the launches of the African Economic Outlook (AEO 2015) and the Africa Ecological Futures Report; discussions on youth leaders, gender equality, Ebola, agribusiness, Africa's Power Challenge, local currency bond markets, stock exchanges, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); high-level events on the anticipated global climate change agreement and financing Africa's development post-2015; and meetings of the Board of Governors.  

dates: 25-29 May 2015  
location: Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire  
contact: Secretariat of the Annual Meetings  
phone: +225 20 262 805  
fax: +225 20 263 626  
e-mail: annualmeetings@afdb.org  
www: http://www.afdb.org/en/annual-meetings-2015/
 http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Generic-Documents/Annual_Meetings/AM_2015-Provisional_Program-EN.pdf