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80 African Women Advancing Artificial Intelligence in Africa and around the World

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Only 22% of artificial intelligence (AI) professionals worldwide are women, according to a recent World Economic Forum report on the global gender gap. Nevertheless, around the world, several African women are distinguishing themselves by using AI in different fields: medicine, agriculture, banking, education, telecommunications, etc. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the implementation of a number of […]

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Cameroonian girls’ and women’s rights defender Marthe Wandou receives 2021 Right Livelihood Award

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Cameroonian gender equality and peace activist Marthe Wandou is among the recipients of the 2021 Right Livelihood Award for her decades-long efforts to ensure the wellbeing of girls and women. She has worked for decades to prevent and fight sexual violence, including providing care to victims of the Boko Haram extremist group in the Lake Chad Basin. […]

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USA: John O. Dabiri Named to Presidential Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Advisors

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A native of Nigeria and an American citizen, John O. Dabiri is one of 30 prominent scientists in the field of science and technology appointed on September 22 by U.S. President Joe Biden as members of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). A direct descendant of the Science Advisory Board created […]

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Three female finance experts appointed to Ecobank Nigeria Board

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Bola Adesola has been appointed chairman of the board of Ecobank Nigeria, the first woman to hold the position, while Titilayo Olujobi and Bimbola Wright have been appointed non-executive directors. Ecobank Nigeria said in a statement that the new board members have distinguished themselves in their various careers, bringing with them a wealth of experience […]

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Eleni Gabre-Madhin joins UNDP as Chief Innovation Officer

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The United Nations Development Programme announced, on september 27, that Dr. Eleni Z. Gabre-Madhin has taken a role as Chief Innovation Officer within UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Africa, taking the lead in launching timbuktoo, a revolutionary private-public Youth Start-up Innovation Financing Facility for Africa.  “Fostering digitalization and empowering youth to lead in developing Africa’s future […]

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Armand Zorn, 33 years old, elected member of the Federal Parliament in Germany

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Originally from Cameroon, he was elected in Frankfurt (with 29%) on behalf of the SPD (Social Democratic Party), during the legislative elections held on Sunday, September 26. To everyone’s surprise, Armand Zorn beat the one who was considered the favorite, the CDU deputy Axel Kaufmann, as well as Deborah Düring (Greens). The CDU had won […]

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Awet Tesfaiesus, first black woman in the German Bundestag

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Born in 1974 in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, she became a member of the German parliament, elected on Sunday, September 26, on behalf of the Green Party in Hesse, one of the sixteen Länder that make up Germany, whose capital is Wiesbaden and largest city is Frankfurt am Main. Awet Tesfaiesus came to Germany […]

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Amrote Abdella, new General Manager for Amazon Web Service in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Amrote Abdella, an Ethiopian national, will be based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, after serving as Africa Director for Microsoft’s “4Afrika” initiative, based in Nairobi, Kenya. Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the cloud computing platform for Amazon’s cloud services. AWS brings together more than 100 services in various categories such as cloud […]

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Two Eminent African Lawyers Appointed Special Advisors to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court

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The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “the Court”), Karim A.A. Khan QC of the United Kingdom, announced on September 17 the appointment of 17 eminent experts as Special Advisors, in accordance with the provisions of Article 42(9) of the Rome Statute. The Special Advisors to the Prosecutor, says the ICC, are outstanding […]

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Flora Jika appointed General Manager of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Ghana

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The South African will take up her position at the end of December 2021 and will succeed Simon Everest who will retire in December after 20 years with The Coca-Cola Company. Prior to her appointment, Fora Jika was director of logistics at Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA). Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) is Coca-Cola’s eighth largest […]

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Henri-Max Ndong-Nzue, new Vice President Africa of Total Energies/Exploration-Production

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A native of Gabon who was appointed to the position on September 8, Henri-Max Ndong Nzue served as secretary general and director of the Americas for “Total Marketing and Services,” after serving as managing director of Total Gabon from 2015 to 2019. Henri-Max Ndong Nzue is the very first African to head Total Energies’ exploration […]

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