Author: Patrick Ndungidi

IBM announced on Wednesday, December 15, the appointment of Julia Carvalho as general manager of IBM Growth Markets, Africa. Julia Carvalho, IBM said, will be responsible for IBM”s business operations, partner ecosystem development and customer satisfaction in several regions of Africa. “With a focus on the partner ecosystem in Africa, Ms. Carvalho will lead efforts […]

The three young black women under the age of 35 were appointed by South Africa’s Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, and the appointments have been approved by the South African government. “Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has appointed three black female professionals to key positions in the public service, in recognition of their particular professional and […]

The Senegalese judge is one of two Prosecutors elected at the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (“the Assembly”), which held its twentieth session from 6 to 10 December 2021 at the World Forum Convention Center in The Hague. The Assembly of States Parties elected two Deputy Prosecutors: […]

NBA Africa announced on Tuesday, Dec. 14, the appointment of Gbemisola Abudu to the newly created position of vice president and country manager for Nigeria, where the American league will open its third office on the African continent in early 2022. Gbemisola Abudu will head the new NBA Africa office in Lagos and report to […]

She will begin her new position on December 19 and will oversee all Voice of America content and staff on the African continent. Launched in 1942, Voice of America (VOA) is an international multimedia broadcaster that offers services in more than 40 languages to a weekly global audience estimated at more than 311 million people, […]

Appointed on Monday, December 6 by Unesco Director General Audrey Azoulay, Lazare Eloundou Assomo, a Cameroonian national, is is the fifth director of the center and the first African to hold this position. He replaces Mechtild Rössler, who retired on September 30, 2021. Lazare Eloundou Assomo will assume his duties as Director of the World […]

UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Monday, December 6, the appointment of George William Okoth-Obbo of Uganda as Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect and the appointment of Sara Beysolow Nyanti of Liberia as the new Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and Resident Coordinator in South Sudan. […]

Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Dr. Allan Pamba joins the management team of Roche Diagnostics EMEA-LATAM, which is active in 155 countries and supports the corresponding Roche businesses. In countries where there is no Roche subsidiary, the EMEA-LATAM organization works with agents and suppliers to make the full range of diagnostic systems and services available to […]

A native of Nigeria, Dr Margaret-Mary, whose appointment is effective 5 December 2021, is also the group’s executive vice president. She will lead UnitedHealth’s clinical innovations, with a particular focus on improving health equity. Dr. Margaret-Mary Wilson succeeds Dr. Richard Migliori, who has been with the company for 25 years and served as medical director […]

Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure investment platform, announced on Thursday 2 December, the appointment of Zurina Saban as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Her appointment takes effect from December 1, 2021. As a member of Africa50’s senior leadership team, Zurina. Saban will be the principal advisor of the firm for all legal and corporate secretariat matters. […]