From left to right: Mr. Kouame Elvis R. KRA, Financial Analyst at the ECOWAS BANK FOR INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT; Dr. Olagunju M. O. ASHIMOLOWO Vice President of Operations; Mrs. Caroll Bakang, AFRACA Head of Multilateral; Mr. Hughes GOA, Director of the Department of Public Sector Operations at the ECOWAS BANK FOR INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT 

The Secretary General met with Dr. Olagunju M. O. ASHIMOLOWO, Vice-President, Operations of BIDC on 10ème December 2024, where discussions were held on common areas such as capacity building, previous and future collaboration. The Vice-President agreed to support the Secretariat in its quest to successfully organise the 8ème World Congress on Rural and Agricultural Finance from 27-31 October 2025 in Mombasa, Kenya.