Category: Profile

UK Points of Light are outstanding individual volunteers – people who are making a change in their community. Every weekday, the UK Prime Minister recognizes an inspirational volunteer with the Point of Light award. Originally from the DRC, born and raised in Namibia, Dr Esperance Luvindao, representing Namibia, aged 31, is  a medical practitioner and […]

The African Union Commission has appointed Ms. Fiona Lortan as the Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (DSRCC) to Somalia and Deputy Head of Mission. Fiona Lortan, said the African Union Commission, takes a wealth of experience to the position and will play an important role in the transition phase […]

The appointment of the Ethiopian has been approved by the African Union Heads of State Summit, which took place from 5 to 6 February in Addis Ababa. Nardos Bekele-Thomas will replace Dr Ibrahim Mayaki of Niger, the long-time CEO of AUDA-Nepad. The New Partnership for Africa’s Development, based in Midrand, South Africa, aims to promote […]

Published on February 1st, “The Black Agenda: Bold Solutions for a Broken System”mobilizes 35 top Black experts, scholars, and advocates, including the foreword, from across the US to share transformative perspectives on how to deploy anti-racist ideas and policies into everything from climate policy to criminal justice to healthcare. The book  is #1 Best Seller […]

University of Vermont Provost and Senior Vice President, Patricia Prelock, has announced, on January 28, the appointment of Jane Okech, Ph.D., as vice provost for faculty affairs, effective July 1, 2022. Kane Okech will succeed Jim Vigoreaux, who, after seven years of distinguished service, announced his intent to leave the vice provost for faculty affairs […]

Elected on Tuesday 01 February in Dodoma, the capital of Tanzania, she received 376 votes from the MPs who attended the election. She becomes the second woman in Tanzania to hold this position after Anne Makinda, who held it from 2010 to 2015. Tulia Ackson Mwansasu, who defeated eight of her fellow candidates, was deputy […]

Prior to her appointment, she was, since September 2018, permanent secretary of Rwanda’s Ministry of Infrastructure, where she started in 2015 as technical advisor to the minister of infrastructure. As permanent secretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Patricia Uwase oversaw the preparation and execution of the budget for Rwanda’s infrastructure sector – about a third […]

Headquartered in South Africa, KFC Africa, regional operating unit of US-based fast-food chain KFC, has appointed Nolo Thobejane as head of rest of sub-Saharan Africa (RoSSA), which is made up of 22 growth markets. This appointment became effective on 1 January 2022. KFC, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., is a global chicken restaurant brand […]

The Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) of the Global Reporting Initiative has selected 20 members to participate in the global working group that will develop the content of a sector standard for the mining sector that addresses the impacts of organizations in this sector. The Global Reporting Initiative is an independent international standard-setting body for […]

Rosette Chantal Rugamba, a 24-year veteran of the African ecotourism and protected areas sector, and Dr Paula Kahumbu, one of Africa’s best-known wildlife conservationists joined on 1 January 2022. Rosette Chantal Ruganba, a 24-year veteran of the African ecotourism and protected areas sector, and Dr Paula Kahumbu, one of Africa’s best-known wildlife conservationists joined the […]