The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has called on rich countries to honour financial commitments made to Africa, some dating back to 2009, in the wake of the Paris Summit for a New Global Financial Pact. During the two-day summit, attended by over 50 heads of state, activists and world finance officials, participants discussed ways of tackling poverty and climate change by reshaping the global financial system. The summit did not have the mandate to make formal decisions but aimed to give a political impetus to key issues to be discussed in upcoming international talks on climate change.

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