80 African Women Advancing Artificial Intelligence in Africa and around the World
Only 22% of artificial intelligence (AI) professionals worldwide are women, according to a recent World Economic Forum report on the...
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Cameroonian girls’ and women’s rights defender Marthe Wandou receives 2021 Right Livelihood Award
Cameroonian gender equality and peace activist Marthe Wandou is among the recipients of the 2021 Right Livelihood Award for her decades-long efforts...
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Three female finance experts appointed to Ecobank Nigeria Board
Bola Adesola has been appointed chairman of the board of Ecobank Nigeria, the first woman to hold the position, while...
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Eleni Gabre-Madhin joins UNDP as Chief Innovation Officer
The United Nations Development Programme announced, on september 27, that Dr. Eleni Z. Gabre-Madhin has taken a role as Chief...
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Armand Zorn, 33 years old, elected member of the Federal Parliament in Germany
Originally from Cameroon, he was elected in Frankfurt (with 29%) on behalf of the SPD (Social Democratic Party), during the...
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Amrote Abdella, new General Manager for Amazon Web Service in Sub-Saharan Africa
Amrote Abdella, an Ethiopian national, will be based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, after serving as Africa Director for Microsoft's...
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Two Eminent African Lawyers Appointed Special Advisors to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "the Court"), Karim A.A. Khan QC of the United Kingdom, announced...
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Flora Jika appointed General Manager of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Ghana
The South African will take up her position at the end of December 2021 and will succeed Simon Everest who...
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Henri-Max Ndong-Nzue, new Vice President Africa of Total Energies/Exploration-Production
A native of Gabon who was appointed to the position on September 8, Henri-Max Ndong Nzue served as secretary general...
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Arielle Kayabaga, 31 years old,elected Member of Parliament in Canada
Originally from Burundi, Arielle Kayabaga was elected as the Member of Parliament for London West, the first Francophone and the...
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Addy Awofisayo,new head of music,sub-Saharan Africa,at YouTube and YouTube Music
She will be in charge of the YouTube Music business and partnership teams in sub-Saharan Africa and will report to...
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Grace Muliisa, new Managing Director of Ecobank Uganda
The announcement of the appointment of Grace Muliisa was made by Kim Kariisa, Chairman of the Board of Directors of...
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H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete,new board Chair of the Global Partnership for Education
H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete joined the Global Partnership for Education as Chair of the Board of Directors in September 2021....
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Kenza Ait Si Abbou: “Math, technology and computer science are feminine”
Kenza Ait Si Abbou was born in Morocco, and from a young age, it is reported, she was solving math...
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Yamina Karitanyi,new CEO of the Rwanda Mines,Oil and Gas Board
Appointed on August 31 by Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Yamina Karitanyi replaces Francis Gatare, who had been the CEO of...
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Tunji Balogun named President and CEO of Def Jam Recordings
Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's leading music entertainment company, announced on Tuesday, August 10, the appointment of renowned A&R...
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Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu named head of content acquisition for Amazon Prime in Africa
A Nigerian national, she was director of West Africa for M-Net, a South African television channel owned by the Naspers...
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WHO: Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu charged with protecting the world from future pandemics and epidemics
The Nigerian physician is the new director of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence Centre. Based in...
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Senegalese Samba Salfal Seye, new Managing Director of Total Nigeria
Dr. Samba Seye, whose appointment is effective September 1, 2021, replaces Imrane Barry, who has been reassigned to TotalEnergies SE...
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Argentina Matavel Piccin, new UNFPA Director for West and Central Africa
Argentina Matavel Piccin, a Mozambican national, was appointed to this position by the Executive Director of the United Nations Population...
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