President Biden appoints Enoh T. Ebong as USTDA Director

A native of Nigeria, she was confirmed to this position on Thurday, October 21, by President Joe Biden,after serving as Chief Operating Officer and Acting Director since February 2. The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) helps companies create U.S. jobs through the export of U.S. goods and services for priority development projects in emerging […]

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Mabingue Ngom, new UNFPA Director to the African Union and UNECA

Mabingue Ngom, a Senegalese national, has been appointed director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative Office to the African Union (AU) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), both based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Mabingue Ngom is also appointed senior advisor to UNFPA Executive Director Natalia Kanem, a Panamanian-American. Mabingue Ngom, […]

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Delphine Traoré appointed CEO of Allianz Africa

Delphine Traoré, member of the Executive Committee and Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Allianz Africa, will succeed Coenraad Vrolijk as Regional Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Allianz Africa, in addition to her current responsibilities, effective November 1, 2021. Allianz is Europe’s leading insurance company and the world’s fourth largest asset manager. Allianz Africa currently operates […]

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Football champion Didier Drogba appointed WHO Ambassador for Sports and Health

Football legend Didier Drogba was announced, on october 18 as the World Health Organization’s Goodwill Ambassador for Sport and Health. Drogba, from Côte d’Ivoire, will support WHO to promote the Organization’s guidance on the benefits of physical activity and other healthy lifestyles, and highlight the value of sports, particularly for youth. Didier Drogba’s announcement as […]

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30 Women Leading Countries and Cities in Africa

The exercise of political power and the management of a nation’s affairs are still largely the prerogative of men on the African continent. Nevertheless, some significant progress has been made in recent years with the accession of women to the highest level of a nation, a government or a municipality. Today, Africa has two women […]

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Jaha Dukureh Announces Her Bid for President of the Gambia

Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for Africa, since February 2018, Jaha Dukureh,31, announced, this Friday, October 15, her candidacy for the presidential election in Gambia, scheduled for December 4, 2021. If elected, she would become the youngest president of a republic in the world. The president of […]

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Tsega Gebreyes joins the Board of Directors of Airtel Africa

Airtel Africa plc, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, announced, on October 12, the appointment of Tsega Gebreyes as an independent non-executive director with immediate effect. Tsega Gebreyes becomes the 13th member of the Airtel Africa Board of Directors. At the end of its 2021 financial period, Airtel Africa paid a total […]

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Bajabulile “Swazi’’ Tshabalala appointed as Senior Vice President of the African Development Bank Group

The African Development Bank Group  announced, on wednesday october 13, the appointment of Ms. Bajabulile “Swazi” Tshabalala as Senior Vice President effective 1 November 2021. Following consultations with the Board of Directors, the President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Bajabulile “Swazi’’ Tshabalala […]

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Germany: Dr. Irene Kilubi, the dynamic entrepreneur who connects generations

Dr. Irène Kilubi, a German national from the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been nominated for the German Diversity Awards in the category “Audience Award”. The awards ceremony will take place on November 25. Since September 2021, Irène Kilubi is also an “Expert Advisor” for the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, the German international […]

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“La force des femmes”, the new book by Dr. Denis Mukwege

The 400-page book by the Congolese gynecologist will be published on Thursday, October 14 by the French publisher Gallimard. Written in the first person, it is explained, “The Power of Women” traces the struggle of a lifetime by going beyond the autobiographical genre. The heroine of the novel is the woman composed of all these […]

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Ivorian Serge Agnero, new Regional Director Gulf of Guinea of Bolloré Transport & Logistics

Appointed to this position since October 6, 2021, Serge Agnero succeeds Mohamed Abdoulaye Diop who is transferred to the Atlantic region of Africa. In his new position, Serge Agnero will oversee the activities of Bolloré Transport & Logistics in Cameroon, Chad, CAR and Equatorial Guinea. Prior to his appointment, he was managing director of Bolloré […]

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Keji Mustapha named Global Director of Brand and Community at Partech

Keji Mustapha is the first person to hold this newly created position at Partech. Partech, the Paris-based VC investment fund with operations in Europe, the United States, Africa and Asia, announced on Monday, October 11, the addition of Keji Mustapha as Global Director of Brand & Community and Simone Riva as Senior Principal on the […]

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