DRC: Guy-Robert Lukama appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gécamines

A specialist in the mining sector, Guy-Robert Lukama Nkunzi was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gécamines by the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, on February 28. Guy-Robert Lukama has been a non-executive member of the Gécamines Board of Directors, since June 2019. The Société générale des carrières […]

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Equatorial Guinea: Teresa Isabel Nnang Avomo, 36, appointed Managing Director of the national oil company

The president of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, appointed on Friday 24 February, Teresa Isabel Nnang Avomo as the new Managing Director of the national oil company, Guinea Ecuatorial de Petróleos (GEpetrol). Isabel Nnang Avomo becomes the first woman to head GEPetrol, one of the country’s largest public companies. GEpetrol is the National Oil […]

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African and diaspora architects honored for the first time at the Venice Biennale

The 18th International Architecture Exhibition, entitled “The Laboratory of the Future”, will be open to the public from Saturday, May 20 to Sunday, November 26, 2023 at the Giardini and Arsenale, as well as at Forte Marghera. It will be organized by the Venice Biennale, under the direction of Lesley Lokko, a Ghanaian and Scottish […]

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Botswana: Olebile Makhupe appointed Managing Director of Bank Gaborone

Olebile Makhupe will take over as Managing Director on July 1, 2023. Meanwhile, it’s explained, she will work closely with outgoing Managing Director Sybrand Coetzee to ensure a smooth transition in the leadership of Bank Gaborone. Following the acquisition of a controlling stake of 68.7% in Capricorn Investment Holdings Botswana Limited which in turn holds […]

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Josephine Anan-Ankomah appointed Ecobank’s Regional Executive, Central, Eastern and Southern African and Managing Director, Ecobank Kenya

Ecobank Group has announced, on February 20, the appointment of Ghanaian career banker, Mrs. Josephine Anan-Ankomah as the Regional Executive, Central, Eastern and Southern African (CESA) and Managing Director, Ecobank Kenya. She replaces Senegalese Cheikh Travaly who retired in December 2022 after 21 years at the Bank and after attaining the mandatory retirement age of […]

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Dr. Rose Mwebaza appointed Director of the UN Environment Program’s Regional Office for Africa

Dr. Rose Mwebaza of Uganda has been appointed the new Director of the United Nations Environment Program’s Regional Office for Africa. She brings with her 20 years of experience on a wide range of climate change, environment and sustainable development issues.  The UN Environment Africa office is located in Nairobi, Kenya. The agency also has […]

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African Union: Who is Dr. Jean Kaseya, the new Director General of the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)?

Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Dr. Jean Kaseya has been elected this Saturday, February 18 by the African Heads of State, as Director General of the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The election took place on the sidelines of the 36th African Union Summit, which is being held from February […]

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A New Executive Committee elected for West African Bankers’ Association

At the end of its Extraordinary General Assembly, held virtually on Monday January 30, 2023, the West African Bankers’ Association (WABA) elected a new Executive Committee. The meeting was attended by members from the following countries: Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal (representing all banks in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). The Cameroonian […]

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UN: Aminata Maiga and Christine Umutoni appointed resident coordinators

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Aminata Maiga of Côte d’Ivoire as UN Resident Coordinator in Senegal and Christine N. Umutoni of Rwanda as UN Resident Coordinator in Liberia. They will take up their new positions on February 1. Ms. Aminata Maiga brings more than 25 years of experience in economic policy and international […]

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Patience Mutesi appointed managing director of BPR Bank Rwanda Plc.

BPR Bank Rwanda, a subsidiary of KCB Group (Kenya Commercial Bank) and the largest banking network in Rwanda, has appointed Patience Mutesi as the new managing director of the bank effective February 1, 2023. BPR is the largest banking network in Rwanda with 154 branches helping people, businesses and communities to thrive since 1975. The […]

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Abiola Bawuah appointed CEO of UBA Africa

A Ghanaian national, Abiola Bawuah was the Regional Director of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) in West Africa overseeing 9 countries including Ghana, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia and Sierra Leone, Mali, Senegal and Guinea. Her appointment is effective since 26 January 2023. She becomes the first female CEO of the UBA Group […]

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Thailand: Patience Sangwa appointed resident naturopath at Chiva-Som International Health Resort

Chiva-Som, one of the world’s leading luxury spa and wellness destinations, announced on Jan. 3 the launch of a new online naturopathic and nutritional consultation program specifically for children, to be headed by new naturopath Patience Sangwa, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, who was living in South Africa. Located in Hua Hin (Thaland), Chiva-Som […]

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