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In addition to his duties in Gabon, Loïse Tamalgo, 45, has been appointed General Delegate of Eramet in Africa as of February 1. Based in Libreville, he will report to Kleber Silva, deputy CEO in charge of the mining and metals division, and Virginie de Chassey, director of sustainable development and corporate commitment. Eramet is […]

Aliko Dangote is completing “Dangote Oil refinery”, his $19.5 billion mega-refinery project, which is expected to begin production by the end of the third trimester of 2022. Since 2020, its commissioning has often been postponed due to delays in the completion of the work with the pandemic. Aliko Dangote announced the launch of the refinery’s […]

The WorldFish Board of Directors announced on 21 January that it has appointed Dr Essam Yassin Mohammed, from Eritrea, as Interim Director General of WorldFish from January 2022. Based in Bayan Lepas, Malaysia, WorldFish describes itself as an international non-profit research and innovation organisation that reduces hunger, malnutrition and poverty in Africa, Asia and the […]

Born in the DRC, raised in the US and currently living in Germany, Freda Katunda won the Social Hero award from Global Digital Women GmbH (Germany) in December 2021 for her startup LEAP. In partnership with UNICEF, the London School of Economics, international universities and African organizations, among others, LEAP offers affordable and accessible training […]

On 1 January, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Amanda Khozi Mukwashi of Zambia as UN Resident Coordinator in Lesotho. Edward Kallon of Sierra Leone has been appointed UN Resident Coordinator in Zimbabwe, effective 6 January. Amanda Khozi Mukwashi holds a Master’s degree in International Economic Law from the University of Warwick, UK, and a Bachelor […]

United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, announced on december 14, the appointment of Joyce Msuya of the United Republic of Tanzania as Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. A national of the United Republic of Tanzania, Joyce Msuya, who succeeds Ursula Mueller of […]

The two Africans are among 11 individuals honored this year by the U.S. Department of State for Global Anti-Corruption Day, celebrated every December 9. These personalities, said the U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, “have demonstrated leadership, courage and impact in preventing, exposing and fighting corruption. Other honorees this year are Dorothy Bradley of Belize, […]

A member of the Landless People Movement political party, for which she was the national spokesperson, she was unanimously elected as the new mayor of Windhoek City Council on December 1. Windhoek has a population of around 450,000. Te Mayor of Windhoek is the political head of Council and its Chairperson. Like other elected municipal […]

Mabingue Ngom, a Senegalese national, has been appointed director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative Office to the African Union (AU) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), both based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Mabingue Ngom is also appointed senior advisor to UNFPA Executive Director Natalia Kanem, a Panamanian-American. Mabingue Ngom, […]

Football legend Didier Drogba was announced, on october 18 as the World Health Organization’s Goodwill Ambassador for Sport and Health. Drogba, from Côte d’Ivoire, will support WHO to promote the Organization’s guidance on the benefits of physical activity and other healthy lifestyles, and highlight the value of sports, particularly for youth. Didier Drogba’s announcement as […]