Moroccan Salwa Jaafari appointed Africa Director for Voice of America

She will begin her new position on December 19 and will oversee all Voice of America content and staff on the African continent. Launched in 1942, Voice of America (VOA) is an international multimedia broadcaster that offers services in more than 40 languages to a weekly global audience estimated at more than 311 million people, […]

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Lazare Eloundou Assomo appointed Director of UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre

Appointed on Monday, December 6 by Unesco Director General Audrey Azoulay, Lazare Eloundou Assomo, a Cameroonian national, is is the fifth director of the center and the first African to hold this position. He replaces Mechtild Rössler, who retired on September 30, 2021. Lazare Eloundou Assomo will assume his duties as Director of the World […]

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UN: G.William Okoth-Obbo appointed Special Adviser to the Secretary-General, Sara Beysolow appointed Representative to South Sudan

UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Monday, December 6, the appointment of George William Okoth-Obbo of Uganda as Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect and the appointment of Sara Beysolow Nyanti of Liberia as the new Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and Resident Coordinator in South Sudan. […]

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Dr. Allan Pamba appointed Africa Network Lead of the Swiss multinational Roche

Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Dr. Allan Pamba joins the management team of Roche Diagnostics EMEA-LATAM, which is active in 155 countries and supports the corresponding Roche businesses. In countries where there is no Roche subsidiary, the EMEA-LATAM organization works with agents and suppliers to make the full range of diagnostic systems and services available to […]

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USA: Dr Margaret-Mary Wilson appointed Chief Medical Officer of UnitedHealth Group

A native of Nigeria, Dr Margaret-Mary, whose appointment is effective 5 December 2021, is also the group’s executive vice president. She will lead UnitedHealth’s clinical innovations, with a particular focus on improving health equity. Dr. Margaret-Mary Wilson succeeds Dr. Richard Migliori, who has been with the company for 25 years and served as medical director […]

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Africa50 appoints Zurina Saban as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure investment platform, announced on Thursday 2 December, the appointment of Zurina Saban as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Her appointment takes effect from December 1, 2021. As a member of Africa50’s senior leadership team, Zurina. Saban will be the principal advisor of the firm for all legal and corporate secretariat matters. […]

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Canada: Martine Musau Muele to chair Montreal City Council

Martine Musau Muele, a native of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been chosen by Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante to become the new Chair of the city’s City Council. Her appointment will be ratified by the Montreal City Council at its meeting on Monday, November 29. On the sidelines of the first regular meeting of […]

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Gwendoline Abunaw appointed Ecobank Cluster Head CEMAC

Appointed Ecobank Cluster Head  in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC), the current Managing Director of Ecobank Cameroon, in addition to her current position, will oversee all business activities of Ecobank’s subsidiaries in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Chad and São Tomé.  Gwendoline Abunaw, the group explains, will continue to […]

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Abena Osei-Poku is the new Chairperson of the Ghana Stock Exchange

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) Council has announced, on November 17,  the appointment of Mrs. Abena Osei-Poku as the Chairperson of the Council, effective October 14, 2021.She is the second female in twenty-six years to become the Chairperson of the Exchange after Mrs. Gloria Nikoi of blessed memory. She takes over from Mr. Ray Anselm […]

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Amini Kajunju,new Chief Operating Officer of the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center

Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Amini Kajunju assumed her position in September 2021. Founded in 2018, the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development (EJS Center) aims to amplify the voices of women and girls in all spheres of life by increasing the representation of women in public service leadership positions […]

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For the first time, the judiciary of Mauritius will be headed by two women

Judge Bibi Rehana Mungly Gulbul was appointed Chief Justice of Mauritius on Tuesday, November 16, the first woman appointed to this position in the history of the country. For her part, Judge Nirmala Devat, who was number 3 in the judicial system will hold the position of Senior Puisne Judge (Deputy Chief Justice). Bibi Rehana […]

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Leattytia Badibanga and Indira Moudi among the 15 winners of the “Prix Femmes d’affaires du Québec”

The winners of the 21st Quebec Women in Business Awards (QWBA) were announced on Tuesday, November 9, during an evening organized in the presence of nearly 600 people, in virtual and in person. 15 winners were awarded out of 45 finalists. The Quebec Businesswomen’s Award competition aims to promote the excellence, dynamism and audacity of […]

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