L'actualité inédite des acteurs d'une Afrique en pleine mutation
Elected on 18 February by African heads of state at the 36th African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, the Congolese doctor took office on Monday 17 April. He had bilateral exchanges with the deputy chairperson of the AU Commission, the Rwandan economist, Monique Nsanzabaganwa. Dr. Jean Kaseya was elected over the former interim director […]
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The Edo Museum of West African Art (EMOWAA) Trust recently announced the appointment of Nigerian-British curator Aindrea Emelife as the new curator of modern and contemporary art at the much-anticipated museum, designed by British architect David Adjaye and located in the heart of Nigeria’s millennial Benin City, EMOWAA will be a complex of multiple buildings […]
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Alberto Mendes has been appointed to head “Sociedade de Gestão e Participações Financeiras S.A.R.L”, a holding company with a portfolio of 64 companies, which is the financial arm of the country’s ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA). Prior to his new appointment, he was chairman of the board of Grupo Simples, which […]
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Three women entrepreneurs won in the new category “Sub-Saharan Francophone Africa” while the other three were awarded in the category “Anglophone and Lusophone Africa”. The Cartier Women’s Initiative is an annual international entrepreneurship program that aims to create change by building the capacity of women impact entrepreneurs. Founded in 2006, the program is open to […]
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The Beninese entrepreneur and the young South African writer are among the four winners of this year’s World Literacy Awards, which were presented on April 3 in London. Alain Capo-Chichi was awarded for “significant contribution to literacy by an individual”, while Stacy Fru received her award for significant contribution to literacy by a young person. […]
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The African Development Bank has announced, on April 4, the appointment of Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, a Cameroonian national, as the new Vice President for its Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery complex. The appointment is effective from the 1st of April 2023. Before her appointment, Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade was Acting Vice President for the complex, and Director […]
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General managers or executives in ports, container terminals or multinational maritime logistics companies, these experienced professionals are sailing against the tide of limiting stereotypes, proving, through the quality of their work, that logistics is also a woman’s business. Portraits of 50 women experts who excel in a sector historically dominated by men. NB: The personalities […]
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KFC has announced on March 16 the appointment Akhona Qengqe as its new General Manager for Africa. She becomes the very first KFC black female General Manager for Africa and will step into this role on 01 April 2023. She will replace outgoing GM – Dhruv Kaul, who is moving into a GM role for […]
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The chef, originally from Benin, who was unveiled 13 years ago in the French TV show “MasterChef”, was awarded a star on Monday, March 6 in Strasbourg, during the 2023 Michelin Guide ceremony, a directory and gastronomic guide for hotels and tourists. Unveiled from Alsace, during an exceptional ceremony at the Palais de la Musique […]
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Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the parent company of the Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African banking group, has announced, on March 2, that kenyan Jeremy Awori has officially assumed his role as Chief Executive Officer of the Ecobank Group. He takes over from Ade Ayeyemi and was appointed on September 2022. Jeremy Awori brings with him […]
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Mali-born development expert Dr. Oulie Keita has been appointed as Greenpeace Africa’s Substantive Executive Director after an intensive and competitive recruitment process to usher the organisation into a new wave of environmental justice, said Greepeace Africa, in a press realease, issued on March 1, 2023. Dr. Keita succeeds Paul Ngugi, who served as Acting Executive […]
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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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