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Botswana: Bogolo Kenewendo, 37, appointed Minister of Mines and Energy

Botswana: Bogolo Kenewendo, 37, appointed Minister of Mines and Energy

Botswana enters a new era in its mining history with the appointment, this Thursday November 14 by President Duma Boko,...
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Lesego Chombo, 26, is Botswana’s new Minister for Youth and Gender Affairs

Lesego Chombo, 26, is Botswana’s new Minister for Youth and Gender Affairs

Lesego Chombo, a dynamic figure in Botswana's youth scene, lawyer and Miss World Africa 2024, is now the rising star...
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DRC: Willy K. Mulamba, a Seasoned Banker, Appointed as Managing Director of Equity BCDC

DRC: Willy K. Mulamba, a Seasoned Banker, Appointed as Managing Director of Equity BCDC

Experienced finance professional with deep international expertise, Willy K. Mulamba has also been appointed to the Board of Directors of...
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Glovo appoints Shiro Theuri as Chief Technology Officer

Glovo appoints Shiro Theuri as Chief Technology Officer

Leading multi-category app Glovo has announced, on September 4, the appointment of Shiro Theuri to Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Theuri...
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Congolese Yves Mayilamene joins Glencore as regional HR lead copper Africa

Congolese Yves Mayilamene joins Glencore as regional HR lead copper Africa

Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Yves Mayilamene has over 25 years' experience in human resources in multinational companies....
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Kenya: two eminent jurists at the top of the judicial system

Kenya: two eminent jurists at the top of the judicial system

Dorcas Agik Oduor, the first female Attorney General of the Republic of Kenya since the country's independence in 1963, made...
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16 African lawyers appointed regional representatives of the ICC Young Arbitration and ADR Forum

16 African lawyers appointed regional representatives of the ICC Young Arbitration and ADR Forum

On July 23, the International Chamber of Commerce's Alternative Dispute Resolution/Young Arbitrators and Young Professionals Forum (ICC YAAF) announced the...
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Aboubacar Koulibaly, new Managing Director of the Rio Tinto mining group in Guinea

Aboubacar Koulibaly, new Managing Director of the Rio Tinto mining group in Guinea

On July 22, Anglo-Australian multinational mining group Rio Tinto announced the appointment of Guinean Aboubacar Koulibaly as CEO of Rio...
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Isabelle Lessedjina appointed Chairwoman of Rawbank’s Board of Directors

Isabelle Lessedjina appointed Chairwoman of Rawbank’s Board of Directors

An independent member of the bank's Board of Directors since January 2020, she was unanimously chosen by the 13 directors,...
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Who are the 35 eminent African lawyers elected and re-elected to the ICC International Court of Arbitration?

Who are the 35 eminent African lawyers elected and re-elected to the ICC International Court of Arbitration?

On Monday July 1, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) announced the election and re-election of the members of its...
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Dr. Ndiamé Diop appointed World Bank Country Director for Nigeria

Dr. Ndiamé Diop appointed World Bank Country Director for Nigeria

On July 8, the World Bank announced the appointment of Senegalese Ndiamé Diop as Country Director for Nigeria. Based in...
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Fatou Fall Announced as World Bank Group Joint Resident Representative for Djibouti

Fatou Fall Announced as World Bank Group Joint Resident Representative for Djibouti

The World Bank Group announced on July 1 that Senegalese Fatou Fall becomes the Joint Resident Representative of the World...
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Tribute to the women pioneers of DRC independence

Tribute to the women pioneers of DRC independence

Pioneering Congolese women took part in the struggle for DRC independence proclaimed on June 30, 1960. Others were politically active...
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African women elected to ILO Governing Body

African women elected to ILO Governing Body

On the sidelines of the 112th International Labour Conference, held in Geneva from June 3 to 14, 2024, and attended...
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Senegalese Papa Madiaw Ndiaye appointed Chairman of Ecobank Group

Senegalese Papa Madiaw Ndiaye appointed Chairman of Ecobank Group

The experienced banker has been appointed on Thursday June 6 in Lomé, at the Annual General Meeting of Ecobank, the...
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3 Congolese women on the front line of Qatar Airways’ inaugural flight to the DRC

3 Congolese women on the front line of Qatar Airways’ inaugural flight to the DRC

The inaugural flight between Doha and Kinshasa landed at N'djili international airport on Saturday June 1, 2024, bringing the total...
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ICC: Déborah Tshidibi Sabanga crowned “Best speaker” in mock trial competition

ICC: Déborah Tshidibi Sabanga crowned “Best speaker” in mock trial competition

The third edition of the French-language moot court competition was organized from May 21 to 24, 2024 by The Hague...
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Cameroonian Judith Yah Sunday elected Chairwoman of the Rascom Board of Directors

Cameroonian Judith Yah Sunday elected Chairwoman of the Rascom Board of Directors

The Cameroonian has been elected at the 74th meeting of the Board of Directors of the African Regional Satellite Communications...
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Esther Cecil Maruma, 38, new Managing Director of Bank of Africa Tanzania

Esther Cecil Maruma, 38, new Managing Director of Bank of Africa Tanzania

A seasoned banker with over 17 years' experience in financial services, her appointment took effect on May 6. Prior to...
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IFC Appoints Mehita Fanny as Country Manager for Comoros, Eswatini, Madagascar and Mozambique

IFC Appoints Mehita Fanny as Country Manager for Comoros, Eswatini, Madagascar and Mozambique

IFC has announced, on April 4, the appointment of the Ivorian Mehita Fanny as Country Manager for Comoros, Eswatini, Madagascar,...
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