Author: Patrick Ndungidi

Berlin-based architect Diébédo Francis Kéré, originally from Burkina Faso, was awarded the Pritzker Prize on Tuesday 15 March, becoming the first African to receive the architectural profession’s highest honour. Diébédo Francis Kéré, an architect, educator and social activist, has been selected as the 2022 winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, announced Tom Pritzker, chairman of […]

Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Odimba reorganized the Gabonese government on March 8, 2020. Some ministers have kept their posts, others have been swapped or have left the government. The government now has 38 members, including 13 women, some of whom hold key ministries such as justice, defense, the economy and the ministry responsible for foreign […]

Aissata Koné Sidibé, currently General Manager of Coris Bank International Mali has held this position since February 9, 2022. The Professional Association of Banks and Financial Institutions of Mali (APBEF) is a non-profit association to which any bank or financial institution operating in Mali is a member. Its objective is to create and maintain cordial […]

A criminologist and political scientist by training, the Belgian of Congolese origin is one of the 8 laureates selected from around the world this year. The other winners this year are Chantal Hemerijckx (Belgium), Thao Kilbee (Vietnam, Belgium), Monique Ouassa Kouaro (Benin), Rita Ricketts (New Zealand, United Kingdom), Jamila Sedqi (Morocco) and Svetlana Spaic (Yugoslavia, […]

The Air Madagascar Group announced on February 25 the appointment of Ny Riana Rasolofonjatovo as General Manager of Madagascar Airlines, the company that operates the assets of the national airline Air Madagascar, currently in receivership. Before his appointment Ny Riana Rasolofonjatovo was the Country manager of DHL Global Forwarding in Madagascar, since 2011, before combining […]

Moroccan Sanae Lahlou has been appointed Country Representative of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in her home country. She will be responsible for coordinating UNIDO’s strategy in Morocco and overseeing the continued implementation of UNIDO’s Country Partnership Programme in Morocco. Comprising 179 countries, UNIDO is the specialized agency of the United Nations that […]

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced, on February 24, the appointment of Valentine Rugwabiza of Rwanda as his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). Valentine Rugwabiza succeeds Mankeur Ndiaye of Senegal, who has led the Mission since 2019. With more than 30 […]

In her book “The Korean: Single and Obese, then Kimchi changed everything! “, published in November 2021, Suzanne Engo (Now Africa Yoon), explains how the Korean dish “Kimchi” changed the course of her life. Kimchi is a traditional Korean dish made from chillies and vegetables that have been lacto-fermented, i.e. soaked in brine for several […]

Access Bank Ghana Plc. has appointed its first female Executive Director, Pearl Nkrumah, to lead the bank’s Retail and Digital Operations. Pearl Nkrumah, the newest addition to the nine-member Access Bank Ghana Board, assumed duty early February 2022. Her appointment, said Access Bank, is an affirmation of Access Bank’s commitment to gender equity and its […]

UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Tuesday 22 February the appointment of Hanna Serwaa Tetteh of Ghana as his Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa. She succeeds Parfait Onanga-Anyanga of Gabon, who has been appointed Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to the African Union (AU) and head of the UN office to the […]

UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Tuesday 22 February the appointment of Parfait Onanga-Anyanga of Gabon as his Special Representative to the African Union and Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOWA). He succeeds Hanna Serwaa Tetteh of Ghana, who has been appointed UN envoy for the Horn of Africa. Parfait […]