Category: Cover story

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The appointment of the South African as “President Designate” of Standard Bank has been announced on Tuesday, May 10. She replaces Thulani Gcabashe, who will retire after the annual general meeting on May 31, and will take office on June 1. Standard Bank Group is a financial institution that offers banking and financial services to […]