Category: Cover story

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 […]

Presented by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), which is chaired by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the award was presented on May 5, during a ceremony at the 15th World Forestry Congress in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The Collaborative Partnership on Forests comprises 15 international organizations working together to promote […]

The United Nations University (UNU) has announced on May 2 the appointment of six new members to the UNU Council. The new appointees, who will serve six-year terms (2022‒2028), will formally take office on 4 May and will participate in the upcoming 77th Session of the UNU Council on 30–31 May. The six new UNU […]