South African “Starchitect” Sumayya Vally pays tribute to Congolese Paul Panda Farnana

Sumayya Vally, who was chosen in a competition to build a new bridge in the Belgian town of Vilvorde, discovered the story of Congolese architect Paul Panda Farnana and chose to pay tribute to him. Paul Panda Farnana is considered to be the first Congolese to have graduated from higher education in Belgium in 1907, […]

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Who is Iman Abuzeid, Sudanese-born and one of the richest Self-Made Women in the USA?

Ranked in the Forbes 2023 list of America’s richest self-made women, 38-year-old Iman Abuzeid is the CEO and co-founder of Incredible Health, a company she set up in 2017 to help solve the nursing shortage plaguing American hospitals. Her fortune is estimated at 350 million usd. Incredible Health, explains Forbes, works like an enhanced version […]

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Yvonne Manzi Makolo takes office as President of IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced, on June 5, that RwandAir CEO Yvonne Manzi Makolo has assumed her duties as Chair of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG) for a one-year term, effective from the conclusion of the 79th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Istanbul, Türkiye on 5 June.  Yvonene Manzi Makolo is the […]

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France: Hugues Kenfack re-elected President of Toulouse Capitole University

Hugues Kenfack, a native of Cameroon, has been re-elected President of Toulouse Capitole University on Thursday 1 June. He was elected for a 5-year term, renewable once. Hugues Kenfack, says the University of Toulouse, was elected by an absolute majority of the 33 members of the Board of Directors present or represented. He received 28 […]

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USA: Dr Boghuma Kabisen Titanji, winner of the Health Care Innovator/Researcher award

Dr. Boghuma Titanji, from Cameroon, is the winner of the Health Care Innovator/Researcher Award as part of the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2023 Health Care Heroes programme. The Health Care Heroes awards recognise doctors, nurses and innovators. Boghuma K. Titanji, MD, MSc, DTM&H, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases […]

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Marie-Gabrielle Opese appointed Managing Director of Standard Bank DRC

As well as being appointed Managing Director, the Congolese banker will also be head of corporate and investment banking at Standard Bank DRC. She replaces Amedeo Anniciello, who retired in March 2023. Standard Bank is one of the largest investment banks in the DRC. It has injected more than $300 million into the Congolese economy […]

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Nike: Sarah Mensah appointed President of Jordan Brand

Sarah Mensah, currently Nike’s Vice President and General Manager for North America, will become President of Jordan Brand, the first woman to hold this position. Established in 1997 as a subsidiary of the Nike brand, Jordan Brand, named after former Chicago Bulls NBA player Michael Jordan, specializes in the production of sports footwear, apparel and […]

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie prefaced the Pope’s new book on his trip to the DRC and South Sudan

Written in Italian and entitled “Giù le mani dall’Africa!”, the book, prefaced by Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is a collection of speeches and homilies given by Pope Francis during his recent apostolic trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan. The Vatican Publishing Bookshop announced on Monday, May 22, the publication […]

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Lamin Manjang appointed Vice President Africa of Standard Chartered Bank

The Gambian banker is the CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria and West Africa since December 2018. In his new position, he will still be based in Nigeria . In Africa, Standard Chartered Bank operates in 16 countries: Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Gambia, Uganda, […]

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WHO: Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum awarded for lifelong commitment to health

Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum and Peter Piot has been honoured for their tireless commitment to health. The ceremony took place on Sunday 21 May, during the high-level opening session of the 76th World Health Assembly. The Global Health Leaders Award was established in 2019 by WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. He presented the two winners with […]

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Francia Marquez, Vice President of Colombia, made a “journey of reconnection and opportunity in Africa”

Francia Marquez is the highest ranking Colombian authority to visit African countries in 26 years. “I am the first Afro-descendant woman vice-president of our country to come here today. My ancestors left these lands 400 years ago in slavery and today I am coming back in freedom, without chains, and as vice-president of the Republic […]

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USA: Dr. Abimbola Asojo Named New Dean of Morgan State University’s School of Architecture

Following a comprehensive national search, explains a press remease, Morgan State University President David K. Wilson and Provost Hongtao Yu, have appointed a new dean of the School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P).  Distinguished global professor Abimbola O. Asojo, Ph.D., will take lead of the rising architectural school, effective August 2, 2023. She is only […]

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