Francia Marquez, Vice President of Colombia, made a “journey of reconnection and opportunity in Africa”

Francia Marquez is the highest ranking Colombian authority to visit African countries in 26 years. “I am the first Afro-descendant woman vice-president of our country to come here today. My ancestors left these lands 400 years ago in slavery and today I am coming back in freedom, without chains, and as vice-president of the Republic […]

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USA: Dr. Abimbola Asojo Named New Dean of Morgan State University’s School of Architecture

Following a comprehensive national search, explains a press remease, Morgan State University President David K. Wilson and Provost Hongtao Yu, have appointed a new dean of the School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P).  Distinguished global professor Abimbola O. Asojo, Ph.D., will take lead of the rising architectural school, effective August 2, 2023. She is only […]

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Ethiopian Airlines now has the largest hotel in Africa

On Friday, May 5, in the presence of Ethiopian Prime Minister , Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopian Airlines inaugurated the second extension of the Ethiopian Skylight Hotel, the first building of which was inaugurated in January 2019. With this new extension, Ethiopian Ethiopian Skylight has become the largest hotel in Africa. With the new extension, the hotel […]

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Lydia Monyepao,first woman appointed CEO of the South African Football Association

The South African Football Association (SAFA), has announced on May 8 the appointment of Ms Lydia Monyepao as the Association’s new CEO. She is the first female Chief Executive Officer of the SAFA. Lydia Monyepao holds a Masters in Sports Management from Loughborough University in the UK, obtained during her playing career ; a BCom […]

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Clémentine Nkweta-Salami appointed as Deputy Special Representative, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan

UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Monday, May 1, the appointment of Clementine Nkweta-Salami of Cameroon as Deputy Special Representative for Sudan in the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). Clementine Nkweta-Salami has many years of experience in managing complex humanitarian situations and refugee issues. Clementine Nkweta-Salami will also serve as the […]

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Lillian Barnard is the new president of Microsoft Africa

Since March 2019, Lillian Barnard is the Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft South Africa, the first woman to hold this position since Microsoft reinvested in the country in the early 1990s. She is replaced in this position by Kalane Rampai, who becomes Managing Director of Microsoft SA. “The new appointments are an important milestone in […]

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Germany: Joe Chialo appointed Minister of Culture of Berlin

Joe Chialo has been appointed during the session of April 27, 2023, during which, the House of Representatives of Berlin elected the new Mayor-Governor of Berlin, Kai Wegner. After taking the oath of office as the reigning mayor of Berlin, he appointed the members of his government (Berlin Senate). The Senate of Berlin (in German: […]

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Folly Bah Thibault Appointed as Education Cannot Wait Global Champion

Folly Bah Thibault, a native of Guinea and a star journalist for Al Jazeera TV, launched her foundation “Elle Ira à l’Ecole, Fondation Kesso Bah” in 2019 to help young girls in Guinea gain access to quality education. “Education Cannot Wait” is the UN’s global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises. The fund […]

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Raïssa Malu “SST is a pan-African event that helps to reveal the next generation of scientists and technicians”.

The tenth edition of the Science and Technology Week (SST) took place from April 18 to 22 in Kinshasa and Mbanza-Ngungu, in the province of Central Kongo. Raïssa Malu, founder of the ASBL Investing In People, which organizes the event, looks back on the challenges of this anniversary edition, on the innovations recorded during the […]

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African Union: Dr Jean Kaseya has taken office as Director General of CDC Africa

Elected on 18 February by African heads of state at the 36th African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, the Congolese doctor took office on Monday 17 April. He had bilateral exchanges with the deputy chairperson of the AU Commission, the Rwandan economist, Monique Nsanzabaganwa. Dr. Jean Kaseya was elected over the former interim director […]

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Aindrea Emelife, 29, appointed curator of the Edo Museum of West African Art

The Edo Museum of West African Art (EMOWAA) Trust recently announced the appointment of Nigerian-British curator Aindrea Emelife as the new curator of modern and contemporary art at the much-anticipated museum, designed by British architect David Adjaye and located in the heart of Nigeria’s millennial Benin City, EMOWAA will be a complex of multiple buildings […]

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Angola: Alberto Mendes, new President of the MPLA Financial Holding Company

Alberto Mendes has been appointed to head “Sociedade de Gestão e Participações Financeiras S.A.R.L”, a holding company with a portfolio of 64 companies, which is the financial arm of the country’s ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA). Prior to his new appointment, he was chairman of the board of Grupo Simples, which […]

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