Category: Cover story

Recently spotlighted by the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), the organisation representing the interests of Kenya’s private sector, Paloma Lengema stands out among Africa’s leading business executives. Since March 2024, she has served as Managing Director of BIC in East Africa, with the mission of strengthening the French group’s presence across markets with diverse characteristics. […]

Appointed Managing Director of Ecobank DRC this Thursday, September 10, he has been tasked with leading the bank’s strategy, ensuring its overall performance, and preparing Ecobank DRC for the next transformations of the Congolese financial market. As Managing Director, Etienne-Claude Mabunda is now responsible for the overall leadership and performance of Ecobank DRC. His mandate […]

Eric Intong Monchu has risen through the ranks at Afreximbank for more than a decade. On August 31, the Cameroonian banker was appointed Group Managing Director, in charge of Client Relations and Regional Operations. Four other appointments strengthen the Bank’s regional leadership: Kudakwashe Matereke will head operations for Anglophone West Africa, Humphrey Nwugo for East […]

Trafigura, one of the world’s largest commodity trading groups, announced on August 13 the appointment of Hervé Otschudi as its Executive Director in the DRC. Present in the DRC for more than 25 years, the group supports clients across the energy, metals and minerals sectors. Trafigura is also a shareholder in the Lobito Atlantic Railway, […]

Congolese producer and director Mona Mpembele D’Agua Rosada, based in Belgium, publishes an original graphic novel, Confessions from Beyond the Grave: From Mbanza-Kongo to Rome, released on March 18. In this work, she revives the little-known story of Dom Antonio Manuel Nsaku Ne Vunda, the first ambassador of the Kingdom of Kongo sent to Rome, […]

Actress, screenwriter, producer and now novelist, Prisca Marceleney wears many hats and works on numerous projects, all guided by one core mission: telling stories that reflect Ivorian and African realities. In this interview with African Shapers, she looks back on her journey, her challenges, her ambitions, and her latest flagship series, Dr Wlika. African Shapers: […]

Cany Jobe, a recognized expert in the oil industry, has been appointed Director General of the Gambia Petroleum Commission. This appointment sends a clear signal: The Gambia intends to play with the major players in oil exploration in West Africa. The Gambia Petroleum Commission is the regulatory authority for upstream and midstream petroleum activities. Its […]

2025 was a year of prominence, influence, and national pride for Congolese men and women distinguished by major nominations, prestigious awards, and remarkable individual achievements. From the fields of the world’s greatest international competitions to the strategic spheres of finance, justice, culture, technology, and entrepreneurship, these exceptional figures carried the flag of the Democratic Republic […]

A little over 30 years old, Tânia Paiva is making a remarkable entrance at the top of Angola’s intelligence apparatus. She has been appointed Deputy Director of the State Intelligence and Security Service (Serviço de Inteligência e Segurança de Estado-SINSE), in charge of integration and technological development. Her arrival marks a turning point, generating both […]