L'actualité inédite des acteurs d'une Afrique en pleine mutation
Kenyan national Paula Kahumbu is one of five new members of the Board of Trustees of the National Geographic Society, the renowned 134-year-old organisation. The five new members, whose appointments were announced on 12 January, took up their positions on 1 January. The National Geographic Society is a global nonprofit organisation specialising in geography, archaeology, […]
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USAID/Prosper Africa has awarded a $1.98 million co-investment grant to Senegalese chef Pierre Thiam’s Yolélé and Simballa Sylla’s Mali Shi SA, which it says will boost Mali’s fonio exports and create 13,700 jobs. The ancient grain fonio has been grown as a subsistence crop in West Africa for over 5000 years. A new venture in […]
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She is responsible for overseeing BGFI Bank’s subsidiaries in Cameroon, the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Equatorial Guinea and Central Africa. The BGFI Bank Group describes itself as the leading financial group in the CEMAC zone and the leader in its domestic market, Gabon, as well as in the Republic […]
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres made official on Monday 10 January his announcement that Nigerian Amina J. Mohammed will continue to serve as Deputy Secretary-General in her second term. Amina J. Mohammed is Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations since january 2017, and Chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group. By delegating development coordination to […]
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The Council of the University of Johannesburg (UJ) announced on January 10 the appointment of former United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, as its new Chancellor. Her five-year term of office will run from 1 October 2022 until 30 September 2027. She will succeed Professor Njabulo Ndebele, whose […]
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Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh, a native of Ghana, has been appointed head of strategic partnerships for Africa in Microsoft’s newly created Africa Transformation Office (ATO). Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh will be responsible for strategic partnerships with governments, financial institutions, telecom operators, multinationals and international organisations on the African continent. This is to fuel Africa’s transformation, increase growth and accelerate […]
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Miriam Martine Camara will serve as Senior Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs of Encore Recordings, while Tawny Thompson, appointed at the same time, will serve as Vice President of Finance and Controller. Encore Recordings is an independent music company being launched in November 2021 by Joie Manda, a respected music industry card-carrying executive […]
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South African geneticist, of Cameroonian origin, Ambroise Wonkam, M.D., Ph.D., D.Med.Sc., has been selected as Johns Hopkins Medicine’s director of the Department of Genetic Medicine and the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine. He leads the department since January 1, succeeding David Valle, M.D., who will remain on the Johns Hopkins faculty and continue research and […]
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To help readers navigate the endless list of books published in 2021, the American channel CNN asked influential figures – writers, actors, photographers and art directors – to share their favourite reads of 2021. Pakistani women’s rights activist and 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai told CNN that one of her favourite books of […]
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The appointment of Ababacar Diaw, currently deputy managing director of Allianz Africa Services and regional head of protection and resilience at Allianz Africa, will be effective on 17 January, subject to necessary approvals, Allianz said. Ababacar Diaw succeeds Darlington Munhuwani who will pursue other opportunities outside the Allianz Group. Ababacar is currently based in Abidjan, […]
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The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Aisha Ahmad, has been appointed Chairperson of the reconstituted Board of Directors of the Nigeria Commodity Exchange Plc (NCX), at the inaugural meeting of the Board, held on January 4, 2022. Aisha Ahmad was appointed alongside two other central bank directors to the NCX board. […]
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Kenya’s Eric Odhiambo has been appointed executive director of Ecobank’s corporate and investment banking arm, while Nigeria’s Chinedu Ikwudinma is the new Group Chief Risk Officer. Eric Odhiambo replaces Akin Dada, who recently retired at the age of 60. Prior to his appointment, Eric Odhiambo was the Group Chief Risk Officer since September 2017, when […]
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