Category: Profile

While in 2017, only 3 women were elected as governors of a city in Kenya, for the August 9 elections, 7 women were elected as governors, 6 of whom are the first women to be elected as governors of their respective cities, after hotly contested electoral battles. The seventh was re-elected to her position, having […]

Shelter Afrique (SHAF), a pan-African housing development financier, announced on Tuesday, August 16, the appointment of Thierno Habib Hann as its new CEO, succeeding Andrew Chimphondah who left the company earlier this year. Originally from Guinea (Conakry), Thierno Habib Hann has over 20 years of experience in strategic positions in the banking sector and multilateral […]

Twenty-five leaders from 23 countries have been selected for the prestigious 2022 Eisenhower Global Fellowship Program, which consists of six weeks of intensive mid-career development in the United States. Now in its 69th year, the program is named after the 34th President of the United States, Dwight Eisenhower, and brings together innovative leaders from all […]

At the end of the meeting of the Board of Directors held on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at the institution’s headquarters, Birahim Diouf is appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Central Depository/Settlement Bank, the structure of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) Regional Financial Market in charge of centralization, custody of securities, the […]

The African Development Bank has appointed Dr. Alex Mubiru as Director General in the Cabinet Office of the Bank Group’s President, with effect from 16 August 2022. Dr. Mubiru, a Ugandan national, brings close to 25 years of experience to the position, with a proven track record in the various positions he has held at […]

The Standing Committee of the Convention on Wetlands has appointed Dr Musonda Mumba as the new Secretary General of the Convention. Dr Mumba will be the seventh Secretary General, succeeding Ms Martha Rojas Urrego who has served the Convention for the past six years. The Convention on Wetlands is the intergovernmental treaty that provides the […]

PwC Africa announced on July 25 the election of Anastacia Tshesane as the new chair of the firm’s Africa Governance Council. Anastacia Tshesane is the first female partner to be elected by her peers on the Governance Council for Africa to hold this prestigious position. Her appointment is effective July 1, 2022. In addition to […]

Established in 1972 and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the global authority that sets the environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as the authoritative voice for the global environment. Prior to his appointment as Deputy […]

Access Bank (Ghana) Plc. announced on July 18 the appointment of Ana Sarpong Bawuah as chairman of its board of directors, the first woman to hold the position. She succeeds Frank Beecham, who held the position from January 2014 to May 2022. With a bachelor’s degree in political science and French from the University of […]

Born to parents from Mali, Aminata Touré was appointed on Wednesday 29 June as Minister for Social Affairs, Youth, Family, Senior Citizens, Integration and Equality in the government of Governor Daniel Günther in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, located in the far north of the country on the border with Denmark.  “I am happy to […]

The appointment is effective as of July 2. Lelly Usiku, currently the General Manager: Sales and Marketing, will take over from Kennedy Hamutenya, who served as the inaugural Chief Executive of NAMDIA from 01 July 2017 until 01 July. Namib Desert Diamonds (Pty) Ltd is a cutting edge diamond marketing and sales company, positioned to […]

Gladys Kazadi, Brussels MP and alderman, has been appointed vice-president of the political movement “Les Engagés” as part of the renewal of its governing bodies. This is the first time that a young, female, sub-Saharan African is appointed vice-president of a Belgian political party.  Les Engagés, Social Christian Party until 2002, then Humanist Democratic Centre […]