Sandra Uwera is the new Global CEO of Fairtrade International

Fairtrade has announced, on Monday 25 april, the appointment of its new Global CEO, Sandra Uwera, who steps into the role following the departure of Dr. Nyagoy Nyong’o, who served as Interim Global CEO until 31 March 2022. Fairtrade is an international organisation whose mission is to change the way trade works through better prices, […]

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The World’s 50 best restaurants Awards: Dieuveil Malonga, 30, winner of the “Champion of Change” award

The Chef from Congo Brazzaville is one of four personalities to receive this award which “recognises and celebrates the unsung heroes of the hospitality industry who are taking meaningful action and creating plans for a better world”. The international 50 Best organisation announced on 25 April its three Champions of Change 2022, hospitality heroes who […]

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“Bilan Media”,Somalia’s only all-women media team,launched in Mogadiscio

Employing only women and run by women, “Bilan,” which means “bright and clear” in the Somali language, offers women a safe workspace and the power to choose what they report and how they cover it. Somalia’s first-ever women-staffed and -led media unit is made up of six women (five journalists and an editor) and is […]

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Françoise Le Guennou-Remarck joins the new Ivorian government

After resigning and being reappointed as Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire, Patrick Achi, has presented a new government of 32 members (41 members in the previous one) in which two new personalities have entered, notably Françoise Remarck, President of the Board of Directors of Canal+ Côte d’Ivoire, appointed Minister of Culture and Francophonie, replacing Arlette […]

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Congolese Benedict Lombe made history as winner of the 2022 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize

Benedict Lombe, 30, a British Congolese playwright based in London is the winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. She received the award on Monday April 11at at Shakespeare’s Globe  in London for his first play “Lava,” a one-woman memoir-monologue that deals with Black identity and displacement. Benedict Lombe won this award against 9 other […]

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Fadimatou Noutchemo appointed Managing Director of Afrijet in Cameroon

Fadimatou Noutchemo, a Cameroonian national, has been appointed General Manager in Cameroon of Afrijet, a Gabonese airline operating scheduled flights to a number of airports throughout Cameroon, Gabon, São Tomé, and the Republic of Congo. Founded in 2005 in Libreville, Afrijet became the first airline in the CEMAC zone in 2019. Afrijet employs 250 people […]

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South Africa: Nozipho Portia Mdawe is the new CEO of Air Traffic and Navigation Services

Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) SOC Limited has announced on April 5 the appointment of Nozipho Portia Mdawe as its new CEO, effective from 1 April 2022. She is the second woman to be appointed in this role within ATNS, marking a significant milestone for the company. Air Traffic and Navigation Services SOC Limited […]

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Alexandra Awadi, new Managing Director of Bridge Bank Senegal

Launched on December 16, 2021, Bridge Bank Senegal is the new subsidiary of Bridge Group West Africa (BGWA), itself a subsidiary of Teyliom Finance, one of the multiple branches of the Teyliom Group, owned by the powerful but very discreet Senegalese businessman, Yérim Habib Sow. Teyliom is a pan-African group based in sub-Saharan Africa with […]

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Ada Osakwe, Binta Touré Ndoye and Delphine Traoré Maidou Appointed to AGRA Board of Directors

AGRA (Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa) has announced on March 28 the appointment of six new members to its Board, bolstering the organisation even further to accomplish its mission as it prepares a strategy that is focused on advancing the 2030 agenda in Africa.  The appointments, effective immediately, are meant to strengthen AGRA’s […]

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Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola appointed The Heineken Africa Foundation’s Chair of the Board of Trustees

The Heineken Africa Foundation has announced, on March 28, the appointment of Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola as Chair of the Board of Trustees, as of 1 January 2022, taking over an organization that is committed to building sustainable communities since 2007.  Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola succeeds Guus Lubsen who, since January 2014, successfully scaled up and accelerated the Foundation’s […]

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Interview.Charlotte Kalala: “the diaspora is in demand for events like Congo Na Paris

Director of Communication and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in a group based in Congo, Charlotte Kalala is also the founder of the “Congo Na Paris” fair, a socio-economic forum and pop culture festival that takes place every year in Paris. The 2022 edition will take place from April 16 to 17 on the theme “Tonga […]

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FIFA : Gelson Fernandes, 35, appointed to lead African soccer development

A native of Cape Verde and a Swiss national, the former Swiss international has been appointed regional director of FIFA’s member associations division for Africa. He will take up his position on 1 August 2022. Gelson Fernandes, 35, will be responsible for overseeing services to strengthen the development of African member associations through FIFA’s Forward […]

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