L'actualité inédite des acteurs d'une Afrique en pleine mutation
Pioneering Congolese women took part in the struggle for DRC independence proclaimed on June 30, 1960. Others were politically active during the troubled post-independence period, marked in particular by the Mulelist rebellion and the secession of Katanga. These women leaders, often overlooked in accounts of anti-colonial protest movements, played an important role in reconciliation and […]
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On the sidelines of the 112th International Labour Conference, held in Geneva from June 3 to 14, 2024, and attended by delegates from the 187 member states of the International Labour Organization (ILO), a number of prominent figures were elected to the Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO), the executive body of the […]
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The experienced banker has been appointed on Thursday June 6 in Lomé, at the Annual General Meeting of Ecobank, the leading pan-African private-sector banking group, operating in 35 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as in France, the UK, the United Arab Emirates and China. Papa Madiaw Ndiaye replaces the retiring Cameroonian Alain Nkontchou, who […]
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The inaugural flight between Doha and Kinshasa landed at N’djili international airport on Saturday June 1, 2024, bringing the total number of African destinations served by Qatar Airways to 29. With this new route, Qatar Airways says it has opened a new gateway to Africa, linking the DRC with Europe, the Middle East and Asia. […]
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The third edition of the French-language moot court competition was organized from May 21 to 24, 2024 by The Hague Academy of International Law, with the support of the French Embassy in the Netherlands. 42 universities from 17 countries took part in the competition, according to a press release from the International Criminal Court (ICC). […]
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The Cameroonian has been elected at the 74th meeting of the Board of Directors of the African Regional Satellite Communications Organization (Rascom), held from May 22 to 24 in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Created on May 27, 1992 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Rascom is a pan-African intergovernmental organization made up of 45 countries, whose mission is to […]
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A seasoned banker with over 17 years’ experience in financial services, her appointment took effect on May 6. Prior to this, Esther Cecil Maruma was Head of Global Markets in Institutional and Investment Banking at Absa Bank Tanzania (formerly Barclays Bank). Bank of Africa Tanzania is part of the BMCE Group, which operates in 18 […]
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IFC has announced, on April 4, the appointment of the Ivorian Mehita Fanny as Country Manager for Comoros, Eswatini, Madagascar, Mozambique, and Seychelles. Her appointment took effect on April 1, 2024 and she is based in Maputo. In her new role, Mehita Fanny will oversee IFC’s activities across the five countries while managing a multidisciplinary […]
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Her appointment by the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, was announced on Monday April 1. Since March 2023, Judith Suminwa has been Minister of State in charge of Planning and Chairman of the DRC Executive Committee of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). Judith Suminwa has over 20 years’ national and […]
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Architect Fatiya Diene Mazza designed the new R+10 Tower for Radio-Télévision sénégalaise (RTS) and the refurbishment of the former building of the Senegalese public media, which will be inaugurated on Wednesday 20 March by the President of Senegal, Macky Sall. She is also the “brains” behind the design, modelling and construction of the emblematic Diamniadio […]
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Ten years after leaving the group he co-founded with his friend and business partner Herbet Wigwe, who died in the USA on 9 February, nigerian banker and businessman Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede has been appointed non-executive Chairman of the Board of the Access Corporation Group, parent company of Access Bank and other subsidiaries of the group. “Access […]
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On Monday March 11, Schneider Electric announced the appointment of Senegalese Diaretou Madina Gaye Dieng as President of the Francophone Africa & Islands Cluster. She will be based in Casablanca, where the Cluster is headquartered. In her new role, explains Schneider Electric, Diaretou Dieng will lead the group’s activities in more than sixty countries, including […]
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