Elsie Addo Awadzi reappointed as second vice president of the Central Bank of Ghana
Banker and lawyer, Elsie Addo Awadzi has been reappointed by Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo for a second term, effective Monday, February...
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UK Points of Light: Dr. Esperance Luvindao,31, Winner of the 215th Commonwealth Pointsoflight award
UK Points of Light are outstanding individual volunteers – people who are making a change in their community. Every weekday,...
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Anne Muraya appointed Deloitte East Africa’s CEO-Elect
Deloitte East Africa has announced, on February 14, Anne Muraya as the incoming Deloitte East Africa CEO effective 1 June...
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Forbes 2021 Next 1000: Janice Omadeke among young entrepreneurs who are “redefining the American dream”
The Forbes 2021 Next 1000 list, presented by Square, highlights 1,000 entrepreneurs announced each quarter in 250-person increments. Janice Omadeke,34,...
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Fiona Lortan Appointed Deputy Head of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)
The African Union Commission has appointed Ms. Fiona Lortan as the Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African...
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Nardos Bekele-Thomas,first woman appointed NEPAD’s CEO
The appointment of the Ethiopian has been approved by the African Union Heads of State Summit, which took place from...
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Anna Gifty’s “The Black Agenda” is #1 Best Seller on Amazon
Published on February 1st, "The Black Agenda: Bold Solutions for a Broken System”mobilizes 35 top Black experts, scholars, and advocates,...
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The university of Vermont Appoints Jane Okech, Ph.D., as Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
University of Vermont Provost and Senior Vice President, Patricia Prelock, has announced, on January 28, the appointment of Jane Okech,...
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Selma Alami appointed Managing Director of Nexans Morocco
Nexans Morocco, a subsidiary of the multinational Nexans, announced on January 31 the appointment of Selma Alami as General Manager,...
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Thanusha Govender appointed Managing Director of Vodacom subsidiary XLink
Thanusha Govender's appointment is effective from 1 February and she replaces Hymie Marnewick. Launched in 2004, XLink is a wholly...
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Digital Women’s Day: 8 African women innovators in the final of the “Margaret’s Award
Launched in 2013 by JFD (Digital Women's Day), the "Margaret's Award", it is explained, rewards each year women entrepreneurs and...
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Tulia Ackson elected Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania
Elected on Tuesday 01 February in Dodoma, the capital of Tanzania, she received 376 votes from the MPs who attended...
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Rwanda: Patricia Uwase, 32, promoted to Minister of State for Infrastructure
Prior to her appointment, she was, since September 2018, permanent secretary of Rwanda's Ministry of Infrastructure, where she started in...
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Forbes 2022 List: Portraits of the 18 richest men in Africa
Forbes magazine recently published its list of the richest men in Africa in 2022. For the 11th consecutive year, Nigeria's...
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Osvalde Lewat, winner of the 1st edition of the Pan-African Grand Prize for Literature
The Cameroonian writer won the prize for her first novel "The Aquatics", described as "the inner portrait of a woman...
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KFC appoints Letlhogonolo ‘Nolo’ Thobejane as head of Sub-Saharan Africa (Outside South Africa)
Headquartered in South Africa, KFC Africa, regional operating unit of US-based fast-food chain KFC, has appointed Nolo Thobejane as head...
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Strive Masiyiwa and Baroness Nemat (Minouche) Shafik join the Gates Foundation Board of Trustees
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced on January 26, the appointment of a board of trustees, with Strive Masiyiwa,...
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Mining: 3 African Experts appointed to Global Task Force to Develop Sector Standard
The Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) of the Global Reporting Initiative has selected 20 members to participate in the global...
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James Manyika joins Google as Senior Vice President of Technology and Society
The position of Senior Vice President of Technology and Society at Google is a newly-created position. American citizen and native...
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Wangui Mbugua appointed General Manager of Uber Eats Kenya
The appointment of Wangui Mbugua, it is explained, is expected to take Uber Eats to an even higher growth trajectory....
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