L'actualité inédite des acteurs d'une Afrique en pleine mutation
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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Jean-Jacques Muyembe, a Congolese microbiologist who leads public health emergency responses in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including for COVID-19, is one of Harvard University’s honorary degree recipients for 2022. During the 371st commencement on Thursday 26 May, Harvard celebrated a small cohort of accomplished leaders, conferring honorary degrees in person on four women […]
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The African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) has appointed tanzanian Genevieve Sangudi as vice chairman, board of directors with immediate effect. Since July 2020, Genevieve Sangudi, 45, is Partner at Alterra Capital Partners, a Pan-African growth investment and buyout firm with $700 million in assets under management. Spin-out of the Carlyle Africa Franchise. […]
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TV5MONDE announced on Thursday, May 19, the appointment of Patrick Bofunda Ilingo to the position of Director of Africa within the Directorate of Distribution, Marketing and Commercialization. This new appointment, explains the channel, completes the organization of the marketing department of the French-speaking channel following the retirement of Jean-Luc Cronel and the appointment of Denise […]
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Currently Chief Executive Officer of Citibank Uganda, she becomes the first female chairperson of the Association, taking over from Mr. Mathias Katamba who served for two years (2020 and 2021). She begins her tenure this May 2022. Sarah Arapta has been elected during the annual general meeting of the association held on Friday, 13th May […]
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Dr. Albert G. Zeufack, a Cameroonian national, was the World Bank’s Chief Economist for Africa, since May 2016. It is expected to take office in July 2022. Prior to his appointment in May 2016, he was Practice Manager in the Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management Global Practice and leader of the World Bank-wide Community of Practice […]
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The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) announced on May 13 the appointment of Congolese Marlène Ngoyi as CEO of the Export Development Fund for Africa (FEDA), the Bank’s development-oriented subsidiary, while Emmanuel Assiak has been appointed Chief Investment Officer. FEDA is a subsidiary of Afreximbank focused on development impact investment. FEDA pursues a multi-sectoral investment strategy […]
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The appointment of the South African as “President Designate” of Standard Bank has been announced on Tuesday, May 10. She replaces Thulani Gcabashe, who will retire after the annual general meeting on May 31, and will take office on June 1. Standard Bank Group is a financial institution that offers banking and financial services to […]
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Presented by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), which is chaired by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the award was presented on May 5, during a ceremony at the 15th World Forestry Congress in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The Collaborative Partnership on Forests comprises 15 international organizations working together to promote […]
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