L'actualité inédite des acteurs d'une Afrique en pleine mutation
In a press release issued on Wednesday 5 January and signed by its President, Antoinette Sassou N’Guesso, First Lady of the Republic of Congo, the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD), headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, announced the appointment of Leyla Gozo, from Togo, as its new Executive Secretary, effective 1 January. Formerly […]
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Born in Ethiopia, Henone K. Girm is leaving the Africa Center in Harlem, where she worked as a programme manager, to join the Newark Museum of Art in New Jersey. Her new appointment was announced on Monday 3 January and she officially took up her post on the same day. The Newark Museum of Art, […]
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In 2021, several Congolese personalities or those of Congolese origin were appointed or elected to positions of responsibility in the DRC or abroad, while others won awards in various fields. Let’s take a look at these Congolese honored in 2021. Deborah Kayembe, First Black Person Elected as Rector of the University of Edinburgh On February […]
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The STARZ media group announced on 16 December the development of “Queen Nzinga”, produced by Nigerian-American actress Yetide Badaki, Nigerian producer Mo Abudu, American artist and producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Steven S. DeKnight, producer of the “Spartacus” series, among others. The scripted drama series will chronicle the amazing life of the famed African […]
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The Unesco Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage met online from 13 to 18 December and inscribed, for this year 2021, 4 new elements on the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, including one cultural element from Africa, and 39 new elements on the Representative List of the […]
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De Beers Group announced, on December 14, the appointment of the South African Thembinkosi Moses Madondo as Managing Director of De Beers Group Managed Operations, effective from 1 January 2022, following the announcement that Nompumelelo ‘Mpumi’ Zikalala will leave the business to take up the position of CEO of Anglo American’s Kumba Iron Ore business. […]
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The global oil and gas sector has been a male-dominated industry for many years. According to a study conducted by McKinsey in 2020, women make up just 15% percent of the world’s oil and gas workforce; 17% of the power and utilities sector and 32% of the renewable energy workforce. In Africa and the Middle […]
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Oxford University announced Dec. 13 that its senior research fellow, Patricia Kingori has, this term, become one of the youngest women to be awarded a full professorship in Oxford’s 925-year history and the youngest Black professor at Oxford or Cambridge. Professor Kingori, a sociologist based at Ethox Centre and the Wellcome Centre for Ethics and […]
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Originally from Rwanda, Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy has held this position since November 2021. She has lived for long periods in Ethiopia, France, Kenya and South Africa, where she still resides. Prior to her appointment, Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy was head of Meta’s (formerly Facebook) strategic media partnerships with media in sub-Saharan Africa. Her team worked with news, entertainment […]
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IBM announced on Wednesday, December 15, the appointment of Julia Carvalho as general manager of IBM Growth Markets, Africa. Julia Carvalho, IBM said, will be responsible for IBM”s business operations, partner ecosystem development and customer satisfaction in several regions of Africa. “With a focus on the partner ecosystem in Africa, Ms. Carvalho will lead efforts […]
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The three young black women under the age of 35 were appointed by South Africa’s Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, and the appointments have been approved by the South African government. “Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has appointed three black female professionals to key positions in the public service, in recognition of their particular professional and […]
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The Senegalese judge is one of two Prosecutors elected at the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (“the Assembly”), which held its twentieth session from 6 to 10 December 2021 at the World Forum Convention Center in The Hague. The Assembly of States Parties elected two Deputy Prosecutors: […]
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