Thembinkosi Moses Madondo appointed Managing Director of De Beers Group Managed Operations
De Beers Group announced, on December 14, the appointment of the South African Thembinkosi Moses Madondo as Managing Director of...
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100 Outstanding Female Executives in the African Oil and Gas Industry
The global oil and gas sector has been a male-dominated industry for many years. According to a study conducted by...
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Full Professorship for Patricia Kingori: A Historic First for Oxford
Oxford University announced Dec. 13 that its senior research fellow, Patricia Kingori has, this term, become one of the youngest...
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Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy is Spotify’s new Managing Director for Sub-Saharan Africa
Originally from Rwanda, Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy has held this position since November 2021. She has lived for long periods in Ethiopia,...
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IBM appoints Julia Carvalho as General Manager for IBM Growth Markets in Africa
IBM announced on Wednesday, December 15, the appointment of Julia Carvalho as general manager of IBM Growth Markets, Africa. Julia...
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South Africa:3 young women under 35 appointed to key public service positions
The three young black women under the age of 35 were appointed by South Africa's Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana,...
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Judge Mame Mandiaye Niang elected ICC Deputy Prosecutor
The Senegalese judge is one of two Prosecutors elected at the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of...
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Gbemisola Abudu appointed Vice President and Country Head (Nigeria) of NBA Africa
NBA Africa announced on Tuesday, Dec. 14, the appointment of Gbemisola Abudu to the newly created position of vice president...
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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...
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Miss World 2021: Meet the 21 candidates who will represent Africa
98 Candidates, including 21 Africans, will take part in the election of Miss World 2021, to succeed the Jamaican Toni-Ann...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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Miss Universe 2021: Meet the 9 candidates who will represent Africa
The 70th edition of Miss Universe will take place on December 12 in the southern Israeli resort of Eilat and...
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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...
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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...
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