{
  "id": 9823409,
  "title": "Africa: AfDB President Sidi Ould Tah Explores Lessons From Korea's Development Transformation At Kdi Gkedc",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/africa-afdb-president-sidi-ould-tah-explores-lessons-from-koreas",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-25T18:38:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AllAfrica",
    "slug": "allafrica",
    "url": "https://allafrica.com/stories/202609250491.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dr Sidi Ould Tah, President of the African Development Bank Group, journeyed to South Korea to examine the country's development transformation and evaluate its applicability to Africa's growth strategies. During his inaugural official visit to the Republic of Korea, President Ould Tah co-hosted the 8th Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation Ministerial Conference, marking the 20th anniversary of the KOAFEC partnership. His delegation met with the Executive Director of the Korea Development Institute's Global Knowledge Exchange and Development Centre (GKEDC), Dr Dong Soo Kang, for discussions on potential areas of cooperation, such as artificial intelligence, agriculture, health, education, and youth employment. The Korean development story, which began with post-war poverty and limited resources, offers valuable lessons in building human capital, expanding productive capacity, and fostering technological advancements. President Ould Tah underscored the importance of African countries leveraging their demographic dividend and strengthening infrastructure, production, and value addition to drive industrialisation and economic growth.",
  "summary": "[African Development Bank (AfDB)] African Development Bank Group President Dr Sidi Ould Tah visited the Korea Development Institute's Global Knowledge Exchange and Development Centre (GKEDC) in Seoul to gain insights into Korea's remarkable economic transformation and its relevance to Africa's development ambitions.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}