L'actualité inédite des acteurs d'une Afrique en pleine mutation
The South African Football Association (SAFA), has announced on May 8 the appointment of Ms Lydia Monyepao as the Association’s new CEO. She is the first female Chief Executive Officer of the SAFA. Lydia Monyepao holds a Masters in Sports Management from Loughborough University in the UK, obtained during her playing career ; a BCom […]
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Monday, May 1, the appointment of Clementine Nkweta-Salami of Cameroon as Deputy Special Representative for Sudan in the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). Clementine Nkweta-Salami has many years of experience in managing complex humanitarian situations and refugee issues. Clementine Nkweta-Salami will also serve as the […]
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Since March 2019, Lillian Barnard is the Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft South Africa, the first woman to hold this position since Microsoft reinvested in the country in the early 1990s. She is replaced in this position by Kalane Rampai, who becomes Managing Director of Microsoft SA. “The new appointments are an important milestone in […]
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Joe Chialo has been appointed during the session of April 27, 2023, during which, the House of Representatives of Berlin elected the new Mayor-Governor of Berlin, Kai Wegner. After taking the oath of office as the reigning mayor of Berlin, he appointed the members of his government (Berlin Senate). The Senate of Berlin (in German: […]
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Folly Bah Thibault, a native of Guinea and a star journalist for Al Jazeera TV, launched her foundation “Elle Ira à l’Ecole, Fondation Kesso Bah” in 2019 to help young girls in Guinea gain access to quality education. “Education Cannot Wait” is the UN’s global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises. The fund […]
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The tenth edition of the Science and Technology Week (SST) took place from April 18 to 22 in Kinshasa and Mbanza-Ngungu, in the province of Central Kongo. Raïssa Malu, founder of the ASBL Investing In People, which organizes the event, looks back on the challenges of this anniversary edition, on the innovations recorded during the […]
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Elected on 18 February by African heads of state at the 36th African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, the Congolese doctor took office on Monday 17 April. He had bilateral exchanges with the deputy chairperson of the AU Commission, the Rwandan economist, Monique Nsanzabaganwa. Dr. Jean Kaseya was elected over the former interim director […]
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The Edo Museum of West African Art (EMOWAA) Trust recently announced the appointment of Nigerian-British curator Aindrea Emelife as the new curator of modern and contemporary art at the much-anticipated museum, designed by British architect David Adjaye and located in the heart of Nigeria’s millennial Benin City, EMOWAA will be a complex of multiple buildings […]
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Alberto Mendes has been appointed to head “Sociedade de Gestão e Participações Financeiras S.A.R.L”, a holding company with a portfolio of 64 companies, which is the financial arm of the country’s ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA). Prior to his new appointment, he was chairman of the board of Grupo Simples, which […]
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Three women entrepreneurs won in the new category “Sub-Saharan Francophone Africa” while the other three were awarded in the category “Anglophone and Lusophone Africa”. The Cartier Women’s Initiative is an annual international entrepreneurship program that aims to create change by building the capacity of women impact entrepreneurs. Founded in 2006, the program is open to […]
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The Beninese entrepreneur and the young South African writer are among the four winners of this year’s World Literacy Awards, which were presented on April 3 in London. Alain Capo-Chichi was awarded for “significant contribution to literacy by an individual”, while Stacy Fru received her award for significant contribution to literacy by a young person. […]
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The African Development Bank has announced, on April 4, the appointment of Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, a Cameroonian national, as the new Vice President for its Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery complex. The appointment is effective from the 1st of April 2023. Before her appointment, Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade was Acting Vice President for the complex, and Director […]
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