The Retirement of IMF's Africa Director: A Decade of Progress Masking Persistent Colonial Structures
The International Monetary Fund's African department director Abebe Aemro Selassie will retire in May 2026 after a decade of service, during which he oversaw $60 billion in financial support to Africa and helped increase the continent's representation. This departure represents another blow to Africa's voice in global financial institutions that continue to systematically marginalize the Global South despite their rhetoric of partnership.




