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Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh appointed Microsoft’s Strategic Partnership Lead for Africa

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Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh, a native of Ghana, has been appointed head of strategic partnerships for Africa in Microsoft’s newly created Africa Transformation Office (ATO). Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh will be responsible for strategic partnerships with governments, financial institutions, telecom operators, multinationals and international organisations on the African continent. This is to fuel Africa’s transformation, increase growth and accelerate […]

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Miriam Camara, 34,appointed Senior Vice President of Encore Recordings

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Miriam Martine Camara will serve as Senior Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs of Encore Recordings, while Tawny Thompson, appointed at the same time, will serve as Vice President of Finance and Controller. Encore Recordings is an independent music company being launched in November 2021 by Joie Manda, a respected music industry card-carrying executive […]

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Ambroise Wonkam, World Renowned Geneticist and Sickle Cell Disease Exper,now leads Genetic Medicine Department at Johns Hopkins

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South African geneticist, of Cameroonian origin, Ambroise Wonkam, M.D., Ph.D., D.Med.Sc., has been selected as Johns Hopkins Medicine’s director of the Department of Genetic Medicine and the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine. He leads the department since January 1, succeeding David Valle, M.D., who will remain on the Johns Hopkins faculty and continue research and […]

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After Barack Obama, Malala Yousafzai also praises Nadia Owusu’s book

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To help readers navigate the endless list of books published in 2021, the American channel CNN asked influential figures – writers, actors, photographers and art directors – to share their favourite reads of 2021. Pakistani women’s rights activist and 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai told CNN that one of her favourite books of […]

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Senegalese Ababacar Diaw appointed CEO of Allianz Insurance Company Ghana Limited Non-Life

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The appointment of Ababacar Diaw, currently deputy managing director of Allianz Africa Services and regional head of protection and resilience at Allianz Africa, will be effective on 17 January, subject to necessary approvals, Allianz said. Ababacar Diaw succeeds Darlington Munhuwani who will pursue other opportunities outside the Allianz Group. Ababacar is currently based in Abidjan, […]

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Aisha Ahmad Appointed Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Nigeria Commodity Exchange Plc.

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The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Aisha Ahmad, has been appointed Chairperson of the reconstituted Board of Directors of the Nigeria Commodity Exchange Plc (NCX), at the inaugural meeting of the Board, held on January 4, 2022. Aisha Ahmad was appointed alongside two other central bank directors to the NCX board. […]

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Eric Odhiambo and Chinedu Ikwudinma promoted at Ecobank

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Kenya’s Eric Odhiambo has been appointed executive director of Ecobank’s corporate and investment banking arm, while Nigeria’s Chinedu Ikwudinma is the new Group Chief Risk Officer. Eric Odhiambo replaces Akin Dada, who recently retired at the age of 60. Prior to his appointment, Eric Odhiambo was the Group Chief Risk Officer since September 2017, when […]

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Leyla Gozo appointed Executive Secretary of the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development

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In a press release issued on Wednesday 5 January and signed by its President, Antoinette Sassou N’Guesso, First Lady of the Republic of Congo, the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD), headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, announced the appointment of Leyla Gozo, from Togo, as its new Executive Secretary, effective 1 January. Formerly […]

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UN: Amanda Khozi Mukwashi appointed Resident Coordinator in Lesotho, Edward Kallon appointed Coordinator in Zimbabwe

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On 1 January, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Amanda Khozi Mukwashi of Zambia as UN Resident Coordinator in Lesotho. Edward Kallon of Sierra Leone has been appointed UN Resident Coordinator in Zimbabwe, effective 6 January. Amanda Khozi Mukwashi holds a Master’s degree in International Economic Law from the University of Warwick, UK, and a Bachelor […]

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Henone K. Girma appointed new Curator for Art of Global Africa at the Newark Museum of Art

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Born in Ethiopia, Henone K. Girm is leaving the Africa Center in Harlem, where she worked as a programme manager, to join the Newark Museum of Art in New Jersey. Her new appointment was announced on Monday 3 January and she officially took up her post on the same day. The Newark Museum of Art, […]

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45 Congolese personalities or those of Congolese origin who distinguished themselves in 2021

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In 2021, several Congolese personalities or those of Congolese origin were appointed or elected to positions of responsibility in the DRC or abroad, while others won awards in various fields. Let’s take a look at these Congolese honored in 2021. Deborah Kayembe, First Black Person Elected as Rector of the University of Edinburgh On February […]

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Yetide Badaki, Mo Abudu and 50 Cent to produce series on Angola’s Queen Nzinga

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The STARZ media group announced on 16 December the development of “Queen Nzinga”, produced by Nigerian-American actress Yetide Badaki, Nigerian producer Mo Abudu, American artist and producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Steven S. DeKnight, producer of the “Spartacus” series, among others. The scripted drama series will chronicle the amazing life of the famed African […]

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