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Josephine Anan-Ankomah appointed Ecobank’s Regional Executive, Central, Eastern and Southern African and Managing Director, Ecobank Kenya

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Ecobank Group has announced, on February 20, the appointment of Ghanaian career banker, Mrs. Josephine Anan-Ankomah as the Regional Executive, Central, Eastern and Southern African (CESA) and Managing Director, Ecobank Kenya. She replaces Senegalese Cheikh Travaly who retired in December 2022 after 21 years at the Bank and after attaining the mandatory retirement age of […]

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Dr. Rose Mwebaza appointed Director of the UN Environment Program’s Regional Office for Africa

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Dr. Rose Mwebaza of Uganda has been appointed the new Director of the United Nations Environment Program’s Regional Office for Africa. She brings with her 20 years of experience on a wide range of climate change, environment and sustainable development issues.  The UN Environment Africa office is located in Nairobi, Kenya. The agency also has […]

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African Union: Who is Dr. Jean Kaseya, the new Director General of the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)?

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Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Dr. Jean Kaseya has been elected this Saturday, February 18 by the African Heads of State, as Director General of the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The election took place on the sidelines of the 36th African Union Summit, which is being held from February […]

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A New Executive Committee elected for West African Bankers’ Association

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At the end of its Extraordinary General Assembly, held virtually on Monday January 30, 2023, the West African Bankers’ Association (WABA) elected a new Executive Committee. The meeting was attended by members from the following countries: Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal (representing all banks in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). The Cameroonian […]

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UN: Aminata Maiga and Christine Umutoni appointed resident coordinators

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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Aminata Maiga of Côte d’Ivoire as UN Resident Coordinator in Senegal and Christine N. Umutoni of Rwanda as UN Resident Coordinator in Liberia. They will take up their new positions on February 1. Ms. Aminata Maiga brings more than 25 years of experience in economic policy and international […]

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Patience Mutesi appointed managing director of BPR Bank Rwanda Plc.

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BPR Bank Rwanda, a subsidiary of KCB Group (Kenya Commercial Bank) and the largest banking network in Rwanda, has appointed Patience Mutesi as the new managing director of the bank effective February 1, 2023. BPR is the largest banking network in Rwanda with 154 branches helping people, businesses and communities to thrive since 1975. The […]

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Abiola Bawuah appointed CEO of UBA Africa

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A Ghanaian national, Abiola Bawuah was the Regional Director of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) in West Africa overseeing 9 countries including Ghana, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia and Sierra Leone, Mali, Senegal and Guinea. Her appointment is effective since 26 January 2023. She becomes the first female CEO of the UBA Group […]

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Thailand: Patience Sangwa appointed resident naturopath at Chiva-Som International Health Resort

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Chiva-Som, one of the world’s leading luxury spa and wellness destinations, announced on Jan. 3 the launch of a new online naturopathic and nutritional consultation program specifically for children, to be headed by new naturopath Patience Sangwa, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, who was living in South Africa. Located in Hua Hin (Thaland), Chiva-Som […]

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Three African appointed to head 3 CGIAR global research centres

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The 3 centres are part of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), a global partnership of international organisations involved in food security research that includes 15 research centres, donors and advisory bodies. Dr. Simeon Ehui from Côte d’Ivoire has been appointed Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture; Professor Appolinaire Djikeng […]

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Senegal: Aminata Ndiaye Niang, new Deputy CEO of Sonatel Group

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Aminata Ndiaye Niang has been appointed deputy CEO of Sonatel, effective January 1, 2023. She is also senior vice president at Orange Middle East and Africa. The leading telecommunications operator in Senegal, 42% owned by the Orange Group, the Sonatel Group offers global telecommunications solutions in the areas of fixed-line, mobile, Internet, television and data […]

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60 Congolese personalities appointed,awarded and honoured in 2022

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Appointed to positions of responsibility, awarded for their work, winners of a competition, honoured for their various achievements or their career path, several Congolese men and women have made a name for themselves in the news in 2022 in Congo and abroad. Some were already known, while others emerged in 2022.  We take a look […]

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Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda, the first woman to be appointed Vice President of Gabon

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Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda has been appointed Vice President of Gabon on Monday, January 9 by Gabonese President Ali Bongo. She has been replaced as Prime Minister by Alain Claude Bilie By Nze.  Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda becomes the first woman to be appointed to this position, after being the first woman Prime Minister of […]

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