L'actualité inédite des acteurs d'une Afrique en pleine mutation
On 6 September, the Director-General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo of Togo, announced the appointment of Fanfan Rwanyindo Kayirangwa of Rwanda as Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa of the ILO, effective 1 October. She will be based in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The only tripartite U.N. agency, since 1919 the […]
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On 6 September, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) announced the winners of the 2023 Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA2023), at the African Food Systems Forum (AGRF2023) being held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, until 8 September. Now in their third year, the WAYA awards recognise African agripreneurs who have […]
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On Tuesday, September 5, Gooogle has announced the appointment of Alex Okosi as the new Managing Director of its activities on the African continent. Originally from Nigeria, he replaces his compatriot Juliet Ehimuan, who recently resigned from her position. Google has been operating in Africa for over a decade and has offices in Ghana, Kenya, […]
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The lawyer was elected at the elective general meeting of the Côte d’Ivoire Bar Association, held on Saturday July 29, 2023. She will take office in October 2024 for a 3-year term, becoming the first woman to hold this position within this professional order created in 1959. The Côte d’Ivoire Bar Association brings together lawyers […]
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On Tuesday August 01, the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Spanish economist Alvaro Lario, announced, on July 31, the appointment of Rwandan Gerardine Mukeshimana as Vice-President of IFAD. She will take office on August 28 The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialized agency […]
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Entrepreneur and founder of the Kinshasa-based production company “Inrise Production”, Alain Okan Mboma is the author of the cartoon “Noah de Coco”, conceived entirely in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and soon to be broadcast on TV5Monde, Gully Africa and Trace TV. The aim is to use a cartoon character to introduce children around the […]
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On Friday 21 July, the International Finance Corporation announced the appointment of Josiane Kwenda as Regional Representative for Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, Guinea and Togo. IFC’s focus in in Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, Guinea, and Togo includes supporting agribusiness value chains, helping to bridge infrastructure and connectivity gaps, promoting digital inclusion, supporting affordable housing, strengthening the healthcare […]
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The new Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the National Institute for the Management of State Assets and Holdings replaces Patrício Bicudo Vilar, who has headed IGAPE since 2019, according to a document from the Angolan Ministry of Finance, signed by the Minister of Finance, Vera Daves de Sousa. The Institute for the Management […]
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Appointed Managing Director of Société nationale d’opérations pétrolières de Côte d’Ivoire (PETROCI) on Tuesday July 18, Fatoumata M’Balou Sanogo replaces former Managing Director Vamissa Bamba, who took up his post on August 6, 2021. Founded in 1975, PETROCI Holding’s main objective is to “Build an integrated and diversified petroleum economy, by optimizing efforts to find […]
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A lawyer at the High Court of Sierra Leone, she has ben appointed to this position on July 16 by the country’s president, Julius Maada Bio, becoming the first person to head this newly-created ministry and also the youngest member of the government. “Humbled and honored to answer the national call to service of H.E. […]
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Officially installed on 21 June as the 54th Rector of the University of Edinburgh, after being elected to the post in February 2021, Debora Kayembe talks in this interview about the work she has accomplished during her two years in office, and in particular the central role she has played in establishing a climate of […]
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The Nigerian-born Nikki Ogunnaike will take up her new role on August 8, after serving as Senior Digital Director at the renowned American women’s fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar since November 2020. As Senior Digital Director of “Harper’s Bazaar”. Nikki Ogunnaike oversaw a team of editors covering style culture across website, video and social media. In […]
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