AfDB working to redefine meaning of 'local staff'

By // 28 October 2014
David Munyoro explains the African Development Bank’s move to Abidjan and the organization's future hiring plans

With roughly 60 to 70 percent of its employees now relocated from a temporary office in Tunis to the bank’s former — and perhaps permanent — headquarters in Abidjan, the African Development Bank is already looking ahead.

The move of 1,600 staff members along with their spouses and family has been a challenge,

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