L'actualité inédite des acteurs d'une Afrique en pleine mutation
The appointment is effective as of July 2. Lelly Usiku, currently the General Manager: Sales and Marketing, will take over from Kennedy Hamutenya, who served as the inaugural Chief Executive of NAMDIA from 01 July 2017 until 01 July. Namib Desert Diamonds (Pty) Ltd is a cutting edge diamond marketing and sales company, positioned to […]
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Gladys Kazadi, Brussels MP and alderman, has been appointed vice-president of the political movement “Les Engagés” as part of the renewal of its governing bodies. This is the first time that a young, female, sub-Saharan African is appointed vice-president of a Belgian political party. Les Engagés, Social Christian Party until 2002, then Humanist Democratic Centre […]
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The Kenyan, who took up her position in early June, will oversee more than 20 markets covered by Oxfam International. Prior to her appointment, Grace Murugi was head of digital at Safaricom, Kenya’s largest telecommunications company and one of the largest in East Africa. In this role, she was responsible for developing high quality digital […]
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African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), on June 20 in Cairo, announced the appointment of Kanayo Awani to the position of Executive Vice President of the Intra-African Trade Bank (INAT) with effect from 1 July 2022. The appointment follows a decision by Afreximbank’s Board of Directors on 13 June 2022 to approve a recommendation by Bank President […]
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Former minister for Botswana, global economist and international trade and development specialist, Bogolo Kenewendo has been appointed, on June 17, as the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions’ Africa Director. During her tenure, Bogolo Kenewendo was the youngest Cabinet Minister in Africa and in Botswana’s history. The Climate Champions Team helps to deliver on their mandate […]
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The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Boad Titrisation, Serge Ekué, announced on Monday, June 13, the appointment of Adji Sokhna M’BAYE as Director General of BOAD Titrisation, with effect from April 4, 2022. Boad Titrisation is a limited company whose corporate purpose is the management of debt securitization mutual funds (FCTC). It is […]
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Marjorie Ngwenya will join the PRC on 5 September 2022, commencing a three-year term, replacing Norval Bryson as an external member. In UK, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) supervises banks, insurers and major investment firms. The PRA’s most important decisions are taken by the Prudential Regulation Committee (PRC), chaired by the Governor of the Bank […]
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Former Managing Director of Microsoft Kenya, and now based in Ireland, she has been appointed in May 2022. In line with itscommitment to authenticity, Meta does not allow people to misrepresent themselves, use fake accounts, artificially boost the popularity of content or engage in behaviours designed to enable other violations under its Community Standards. The […]
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African Development Centre (ADC), Microsoft’s premier engineering hub, has announced, on Thursday June 2, the appointment of Catherine Muraga as its Managing Director effective 01 June 2022. Launched in May 2019 in Nairobi , the Africa Development Center (ADC) is Microsoft’s first ever engineering office in Africa. The centre aims to recruit 500 engineers by […]
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Dr. Boukary Sawadogo was named Instructor of the Year 2022 at the Black Studies Program, City College of New York, the oldest college in USA and the first free public college in the United States. Dr. Boukary Sawadogo is an Associate Professor of Cinema Studies and Black Studies at City College of New York. Born […]
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MTN Group announced, on May 30, the appointment of Tumi Chamayou as Group Executive: Enterprise Business Unit (GEBU), effective 1 June 2022. Tumi Chamayou joined the GEBU team in 2018, as General Manager for Large Enterprise Sales, and has been Acting Executive for the function since July 2020, until now. During this time, said MTN, […]
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Wawira Njiru, founder of Kenya’s Food for Education, has been named, on May 31, as the recipient of the Icon Award 2022 by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. The Kenyan nutritionist is recognized for her work as founder and director of Food for Education, a non-profit organisation that provides nutritious meals to children in schools […]
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