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Number 99 on the 2025 list
Sidi Ould Tah is a president from Mauritania, named to the AFN 100 in 2025 for winning election as President of the African Development Bank.
On 29 May 2025 shareholders elected Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania as President of the African Development Bank, with 76.18% of the vote after three rounds among five candidates, and he was sworn in on 1 September. In his first speech he set a 100-day plan of listening, fast-track reform, deeper partnerships and practical solutions, saying the bank should not aim to be everything to everyone.