Lamin Manjang appointed Vice President Africa of Standard Chartered Bank

The Gambian banker is the CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria and West Africa since December 2018. In his new position, he will still be based in Nigeria . In Africa, Standard Chartered Bank operates in 16 countries: Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Gambia, Uganda, […]

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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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Jeremy Awori leads Ecobank Group as the new Chief Executive Officer

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the parent company of the Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African banking group, has announced, on March 2, that kenyan Jeremy Awori has officially assumed his role as Chief Executive Officer of the Ecobank Group. He takes over from Ade Ayeyemi and was appointed on September 2022. Jeremy Awori brings with him […]

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Botswana: Olebile Makhupe appointed Managing Director of Bank Gaborone

Olebile Makhupe will take over as Managing Director on July 1, 2023. Meanwhile, it’s explained, she will work closely with outgoing Managing Director Sybrand Coetzee to ensure a smooth transition in the leadership of Bank Gaborone. Following the acquisition of a controlling stake of 68.7% in Capricorn Investment Holdings Botswana Limited which in turn holds […]

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

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

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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Abiola Bawuah appointed CEO of UBA Africa

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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USA: Nemat “Minouche” Shafik becomes the first female president of Columbia University

Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, the current president, since 2017, of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), will become the 20th president of Columbia University on July 1, 2023. She is a distinguished economist who for more than three decades has served in senior leadership roles across a range of prominent international and academic […]

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

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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Nelma Fernandes elected President of the Confederation of Enterprises of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries

Unanimously elected on 12 December in Lisbon, Portugal, the businesswoman becomes the first woman to head the Confederation of Enterprises of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CE-CPLP) and the first person from Guinea-Bissau to be appointed to the head of this organisation. Nelma Fernandes succeeds the Mozambican Salimo Abdula, who led the organisation for about […]

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IFC Appoints Dahlia Khalifa as Regional Director for Central Africa, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone

IFC announced, on November 16, the appointment of Dahlia Khalifa as its Regional Director for Central Africa, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. In her new role, Dahlia Khalifa will drive IFC’s strategy to create a more resilient and sustainable private sector to support development and job creation in the region. Dahlia Khalifa will be based […]

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Congolese Désiré Balazire appointed Eurodistribution ambassador for Africa

The former General Manager of Congo Airways, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is the first person appointed to this position and will represent the interests in Africa of Eurodistribution, an international company based in Madrid, Spain, which provides distribution services in more than 30 markets to airlines, cruise ships, trains and bus companies […]

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