Mr. James Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank, inaugurates the first local language website of the World Bank in Wolof. The event took place on April 13, 2000 during the Knowledge Fair which was held in conjunction with the Annual Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF. The local language website is a service of the Indigenous Knowledge for Development Program of the Africa Region. The Indigenous Knowledge website in Wolof can be viewed in the "Knowledge Partnerships for Africa" booth at the Knowledge Fair in the Atrium, and by clicking here.

From left to right are ..Suzanne Essama, Knowledge Sharing Officer, IK Program; Nicolas Gorjestani, Chief Knowledge & Learning Officer, Africa Region; Maria Cristina Germany, Team Leader, Africa Live Data Base; James Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank; Z. Nyiira, Director, Uganda National Council for Science and Technology, partner of the IK Program; Reinhard Woytek, Practice Manager, IK Program.

Mr. Callisto Madavo. Vice President of the Africa Region of the World Bank with the Indigenous Knowledge Program Team at the Inauguration of the World Bank's first Website in a local language - Wolof.