Africa Development Bank Director General Slumps And Died In Her Office

African Development Bank (AfDB) director-
general for Southern Africa, Dr Tonia
Kandiero, has died after collapsing in her
office in Pretoria, South Africa.



AfDB Malawi’s Benson Nkhoma, who
confirmed her death said AfDB was still
investigating the cause of death, but she
had “complained of health issues” prior to
her collapse on Wednesday night, June 28.



According to Nkhoma, arrangements were
being made to have her body repatriated to
her country, Malawi for burial.




Kandiero, who took up the post in
November 2016, was tasked with
development and business delivery in the
region.



Before joining the bank, Kandiero had
worked for SA Treasury, first as director of
trade and macroeconomic policy, and later
as director for global development policy
and international economics.



She studied at Morehead State University
and Howard University in the US, and held a
PhD in economics.