Tania Bishola: “Women always produce something exceptional in science”

Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tania Bishola Tshitenge,32, trained as a molecular biologist, is currently a research scientist with the German multinational Bayer, which operates in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical sectors.  She is also an associate professor at the University of Kinshasa, co-founder of the Academy of Sciences for Young People in the […]

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Khadija Idrissi Janati: “Ifrane Forum is the forum for African SMEs”.

Convinced that African SMEs must be at the heart of all sector strategies, in 2016 Khadija Idrissi Janati launched Ifrane Forum, the African trade and investment summit, an annual event bringing together African economic and political operators, whose 7th edition took place from December 6 to 8 in the Moroccan town of Ifrane. Ifrane Forum’s […]

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Léonard Pongo: “The Uncanny is a polysemous message about the complex reality of the DRC”.     

Léonard Pongo is a Belgian-Congolese visual artist and photography teacher at the Kinshasa Academy of Fine Arts, as well as a film director. His first monograph, “The Uncanny”, was recently published by Gostbooks, an independent publishing house specializing in visual arts and photography, based in London. The Uncanny is a photographic project carried out between […]

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Sylvie Olela Odimba appointed vice-president of the network of French-speaking energy regulators

Sylvie Olela Odimba, a Congolese lawyer, is currently Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the Electricity Regulatory Authority of the Democratic Republic of Congo (ARE). Appointed vice-president of the French-speaking energy regulators’ network (RegulaE.Fr), she will become the network’s president at the end of 2024. Sylvie Olela Odimba was appointed at the General Meeting […]

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Global Teacher Prize 2023: a Congolese teacher among the finalists 

Thérèse Mabaka Angelani, a teacher at the Malaika school in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo, is one of 50 finalists for the Varkey Foundation’s Global Teacher Prize. The prize recognises the impact that the best teachers have on their pupils and the communities around them. The 50 finalists, says the Varkey Foundation, come from all […]

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IFC Appoints Charlotte Ndaw Sako as Country Manager for the Central Africa Region

International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced on September 27, the appointment of Senegalese Charlotte Ndaw Sako as its country manager for the Central Africa region (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Sao Tome and Principe). She will be based in Douala, Cameroon. IFC’s focus in Central Africa […]

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Interview. Alain Okan Mboma: “My ambition is to show that Congolese productions can reach the whole world”

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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6 African women entrepreneurs win Cartier Women’s Initiative awards

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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IFC Appoints Dahlia Khalifa as Regional Director for Central Africa, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone

IFC announced, on November 16, the appointment of Dahlia Khalifa as its Regional Director for Central Africa, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. In her new role, Dahlia Khalifa will drive IFC’s strategy to create a more resilient and sustainable private sector to support development and job creation in the region. Dahlia Khalifa will be based […]

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Belgium: 6 personalities honored at Rebranding Africa Forum

The six winners of the Rebranding Africa Award 2022 were honored for their actions that are said to be propelling Africa to the forefront of the world stage in the quest for a lucid and positive narrative on the continent. The awards ceremony took place during the 8th Rebranding Africa Forum held on October 21 […]

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Paule-Renée Etogo : “the 8th edition of the RAF will analyze the overall attractiveness strategies of African countries”

Director of the Rebranding Africa Forum (RAF), whose 8th edition will be held in Brussels from October 20 to 21, Cameroonian Paule-Renée Etogo explains, in this interview, the main lines of the next edition and recalls the importance of the RAF, an event that would like to continue to assert its leadership on the major […]

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Professor Tshilidzi Marwala of South Africa appointed Rector of the United Nations University

After an extensive international search process and following consultations with the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Audrey Azoulay, and with her concurrence, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Professor Tshilidzi Marwala of South Africa as Rector of the United Nations University (UNU) in Tokyo. Prof. Marwala will take […]

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