The African Development Bank (AfDB) has appointed Abdourahmane Diaw (LinkedIn) the bank’s new head of Egypt, effective 1 November 2022, it said in a statement. Prior to his appointment, Diaw was officer in charge of the bank’s Egypt country office and was the Northern Africa region’s regional manager for its portfolio and implementation support division. He has over 22 years of experience in AfDB.

Separately, AfDB appointed Egypt’s Ahmed Rashad Attout (LinkedIn) as acting director of the bank’s financial sector development department effective 1 December, according to aseparate statement. He has over 23 years of banking experience in the region.