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...
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60 Congolese personalities appointed,awarded and honoured in 2022
Appointed to positions of responsibility, awarded for their work, winners of a competition, honoured for their various achievements or their...
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Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda, the first woman to be appointed Vice President of Gabon
Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda has been appointed Vice President of Gabon on Monday, January 9 by Gabonese President Ali Bongo....
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Somachi Chris-Asoluka appointed CEO of the Tony Elumelu Foundation
The new CEO will take office on 1 March 2023 and replaces the former CEO, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, who has retired,...
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Benin, Gambia and Seychelles the only countries in Africa to offer visa-free access to all Africans
The information is contained in the 7th edition of the Africa Visa Openness Index 2022 annual publication, prepared by the...
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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...
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Senegalese entrepreneur Birame Sock launches “Kwely” Marketplace with Made in Africa products
Through her startup "Kwely", based in Senegal, the entrepreneur announced on Wednesday, December 14, the launch of the minimum viable...
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Senegalese Amadou Hott Appointed AfDB Special Envoy to the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appointed Senegal’s former minister Amadou Hott, as his Special Envoy and...
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Sony Music appoints Christel Kayibi as director of repertoire strategy for Africa
Sony Music has appointed Christel Kayibi to its Africa & Continental Europe team as director of repertoire strategy for Africa....
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Three Africans appointed UN Resident Coordinators
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, appointed 3 African personalities to positions of responsibility on Wednesday, December 1. Nelson Muffuh...
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Who are the young people of African descent on the 2023 Forbes Under 30 USA list?
Forbes unveiled , on November 29, its 12th annual Under 30 List for the Class of 2023, recognizing 600 trailblazing...
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Dr. Esselina Macome appointed Chairman of the Board of Standard Bank Mozambique
Standard Bank Mozambique announced on 22 November the appointment of Esselina Macome as the new Chairperson of the bank's Board...
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Interview. Gladys Kazadi: “The Congolese diaspora is proactive in Belgium”
At 28, Gladys Kazadi holds several positions: vice-president of the movement "Les Engagés", one of the largest political parties in...
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Harvard University: Patricia Nzolantima and Amandla Ooko-Ombaka Appointed Co-Chairs of the Center for African Studies Leadership Council
The Leadership Council of the Center for African Studies (CAS) at Harvard University is an internationally recognized interdisciplinary organization at...
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Who is Fati N’Zi-Hassane, the new Africa Director of Oxfam International?
Originally from Niger, Fati N'Zi-Hassane announced on 4 November on her social networks that she has taken up her position...
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IFC Appoints Olivier Buyoya as Regional Director for West Africa
IFC has appointed Olivier Buyoya as its new Regional Director for West Africa. In his new role, Buyoya, who will...
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Two pioneering women appointed to Lesotho’s new government
Justice Nthomeng Majara, the first woman to be appointed Chief Justice of Lesotho, becomes the first woman to be appointed...
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Anthony Nkinzo: “From 2003 to 2020, ANAPI has validated 1,163 projects, representing an investment cost of US$58 billion”.
Anthony Nkinzo is the Director General of the National Agency for Investment Promotion of the Democratic Republic of Congo (ANAPI)....
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De Beers announces Lupita Nyong’o as first Global Ambassador
De Beers has announced, on October 24, the appointment of Lupita Nyong’o as its first Global Ambassador. The Academy Award-winning...
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USA: Dr. Bruce Ovbiagele named editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Heart Association
Dr. Bruce Ovbiagele, M.D., M.Sc., M.A.S., M.B.A., M.L.S., FAHA, has been named the new editor-in-chief of the Journal of the...
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