Attendees take photos with Abebe Aemro Selassie (top L, in glasses), Director of the African Department at IMF, at the end of a press briefing on the regional economic outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa during the 2026 IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. Selassie is retiring from his position and this was his last IMF press conference. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)