L'actualité inédite des acteurs d'une Afrique en pleine mutation
De Beers has announced, on October 24, the appointment of Lupita Nyong’o as its first Global Ambassador. The Academy Award-winning actor stars in the new brand campaign, De Beers: Where It Begins, which tells the story of the only global luxury brand that starts at the source. The De Beers Where It Begins campaign launches […]
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Dr. Bruce Ovbiagele, M.D., M.Sc., M.A.S., M.B.A., M.L.S., FAHA, has been named the new editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA), a peer-reviewed, open access journal published online by the American Heart Association, effective Jan. 1, 2023. He succeeds previous Editor-in-Chief Barry London, M.D., Ph.D., who has led the journal since November […]
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Nefertiti TSHIBANDA, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been appointed representative of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) to the African Union, in Addis Ababa, while Zahra KAMIL ALI (Djibouti), previously OIF representative to the African Union, has been appointed OIF representative for North America (Quebec) On Monday, October 24, OIF Secretary General […]
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Falilou Diop, 33 years old, from Senegal, is the winner of the 2022 Prize of the Association of Francophone High Courts of Cassation (AHJUCAF), while Rindra Harizo, 32 years old, from Madagascar, received the special mention of this prize. Their respective prizes were awarded on Friday, October 21 at the French Court of Cassation. The […]
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The six winners of the Rebranding Africa Award 2022 were honored for their actions that are said to be propelling Africa to the forefront of the world stage in the quest for a lucid and positive narrative on the continent. The awards ceremony took place during the 8th Rebranding Africa Forum held on October 21 […]
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International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced, on October 19, the appointment of Madalo Minofu as its new Country Manager for Ethiopia, Malawi and Zambia. In her new role, Minofu will help strengthen the role of the private sector in energy, telecom, manufacturing, and agribusiness development in the three countries to create jobs and opportunities as the […]
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IFC has announced, on October 18, the appointment of Malick Fall as its new Country Manager for Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the Republic of Congo. In his new role, Fall will lead IFC’s strategy to increase impact and spur development and job creation across the countries’ agribusiness, financial, infrastructure, and other […]
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The Board of Directors of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) announced on Tuesday, October 18, the appointment of Abena Amoah as the new Managing Director of the GSE, effective November 24, 2022. Prior to this appointment, she was Deputy Managing Director of the Exchange. Launched in 1990, the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) is the only […]
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The members of the new team, whose names were officially announced on 10 October, were appointed at the end of September by Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço. They were sworn in on 6 October at the Angolan Ministry of Finance headquarters in a ceremony presided over by Angolan Finance Minister Vera Daves de Sousa. […]
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The Congolese lawyer was elected, on Wednesday 12 October at 4am, president of the Bar Association of Central Kongo, a province located in the west of the DRC. Elected in the first round, she obtained 655 votes out of 1111 voters, against her opponents Me Rigobert Suami (362 votes) and Me Léon Matho (86 votes). […]
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced on October 10 the appointment of Hassatou Diop N’Sele as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the African Development Bank, effective October 16, 2022. The Senegalese had been acting in this position since November 2021 and had previously served as interim in the same position from […]
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Politician, social justice and equity activist, philanthropist and daughter of the late Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first prime minister and president, Samia Yaba Christina Nkrumah is one of two personalities named an honorary member of this prestigious African-American women’s service organization, along with American actress, singer and philanthropist, Dawnn Lewis. They were inducted earlier in 2022, […]
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