L'actualité inédite des acteurs d'une Afrique en pleine mutation
Originally from Burundi, Arielle Kayabaga was elected as the Member of Parliament for London West, the first Francophone and the first Black woman to be elected as a Member of Parliament in this riding since its creation in 1968. In 2018, at the age of 28, she was also the first black woman elected to […]
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Originally from Zambia, Leah Banda has over 15 years of experience in strategic marketing and public relations/communications. Emirates Post is the national postal service provider of the United Arab Emirates, delivering registered and express mail and parcels throughout the UAE and internationally. In her new role, Leah Banda is responsible for providing leadership and strategic […]
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She will be in charge of the YouTube Music business and partnership teams in sub-Saharan Africa and will report to the head of music for YouTube Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Originally from Nigeria, she had joined YouTube in 2018 as head of content partnerships for Africa before being promoted in March 2020 to […]
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The announcement of the appointment of Grace Muliisa was made by Kim Kariisa, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ecobank Uganda. She succeeds Annette Wabunoha Kihuguru, who retired after a distinguished 30-year banking career, the last eight years of which were spent with Ecobank Uganda, first as Executive Director and most recently as Acting […]
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Based in London, Zoe Alakija, 25, is a British-Nigerian food writer and art director, author of her first book “Afro Vegan.” She is also co-founder and creative director of Roundtable Journal, a print magazine for women. Published in September 2021, Zoe Alakija’s book, it is explained, is a vegan cookbook that draws its inspiration from […]
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A Nigerian national, she will be in charge of the operations of this United Nations agency which is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration. Ugochi Daniels joins IOM from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), where, since September 2020, she has served as […]
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H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete joined the Global Partnership for Education as Chair of the Board of Directors in September 2021. Elected in May 2021, he took office on Wednesday September 15, and will have as his vice chair Dr. Susan Liautaud, Chair of the Board of the London School of Economics and Political Science and GPE […]
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the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation announced, on tuesday 14 september, the appointment of Maryana Iskander as the organization’s new CEO. She is a globally recognized social entrepreneur and an expert in building cross-sector partnerships that combine innovative technology with community-led solutions to close opportunity gaps. As CEO of Wikimedia Foundation, the global […]
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Kenza Ait Si Abbou was born in Morocco, and from a young age, it is reported, she was solving math problems faster than her mother was creating new ones. Today, she is responsible for robotics and artificial intelligence at Deutsche Telekom, the largest German and European telecommunications company. Her first book “Keine Panik, ist nur […]
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Appointed on August 31 by Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Yamina Karitanyi replaces Francis Gatare, who had been the CEO of the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board (RMB) since its creation in 2017. Established in February 2017, the RMB is the Government of Rwanda’s body responsible for implementing and advising the government on matters related […]
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Last June, Dr. Alain Senga Miatudila, Sr. received the 2021 National Organization for Student Success Award for Outstanding Alumnus of a Student Success Program. This award recognizes an alumnus of a student success program who has distinguished himself/herself in an educational career and other areas of life. In this essay, Dr. Miatudila recounts his journey […]
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Originally from Nigeria, she will take on this newly created position aimed at improving diversity within the royal services is to strengthen relations between the royal family and minority groups. The English royal family has faced criticism of racism after the interview with Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle. Eva Omaghomi has, for the […]
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