Nefertiti Tshibanda and Zahra Kamil Ali appointed OIF representatives to the African Union and North America
Nefertiti TSHIBANDA, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been appointed representative of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)...
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Falilou Diop and Rindra Harizo win AHJUCAF’s 2022 prize for the promotion of law
Falilou Diop, 33 years old, from Senegal, is the winner of the 2022 Prize of the Association of Francophone High...
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IFC Appoints Madalo Minofu as Country Manager for Ethiopia, Malawi and Zambia
International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced, on October 19, the appointment of Madalo Minofu as its new Country Manager for Ethiopia,...
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IFC Appoints Malick Fall as Country Manager for Burundi, the DRC, and the Republic of Congo
IFC has announced, on October 18, the appointment of Malick Fall as its new Country Manager for Burundi, the Democratic...
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Abena Amoah appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Stock Exchange
The Board of Directors of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) announced on Tuesday, October 18, the appointment of Abena Amoah...
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Angola: A new and young team to lead the capital markets commission
The members of the new team, whose names were officially announced on 10 October, were appointed at the end of...
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DRC: Cherine Luzaisu, first woman elected president of the Central Kongo Bar Association
The Congolese lawyer was elected, on Wednesday 12 October at 4am, president of the Bar Association of Central Kongo, a...
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Hassatou Diop N’sele Appointed Vice-President for Finance & Chief Financial Officer of AFDB
The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced on October 10 the appointment of Hassatou Diop N'Sele as Vice President of Finance...
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USA: Samia Yaba Christina Nkrumah named honorary member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
Politician, social justice and equity activist, philanthropist and daughter of the late Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first prime minister and president,...
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Gisèle Lutundula Putshu appointed Deputy General Manager of FBNBank in DRC
With over 14 years of experience in the banking sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo, says a statement from...
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Safaricom becomes the first private telecommunications company in Ethiopia
The official launch of Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia took place on Thursday 6 October in Addis Ababa, the capital of this...
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Congolese Désiré Balazire appointed Eurodistribution ambassador for Africa
The former General Manager of Congo Airways, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is the first person appointed to...
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USA: Three prominent Africans in the Diaspora honored by Africa-America Institute
Filmmaker Mahen Bonetti of Sierra Leone, Rockefeller Foundation Director Betty Wambui Kibaara of Kenya, and IBM Vice President Solomon Assefa...
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Dr Vera Songwe appointed Chairwoman of the Board of the Liquidity & Sustainability Facility (“LSF”)
Dr Vera Songwe is appointed Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the Liquidity & Sustainability Facility (LSF) and Ellen...
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to receive Harvard University’s highest honor for African and African-American studies
The Nigerian writer is one of seven recipients of this year's W.E.B. Du Bois Medal, Harvard University's highest honor in...
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Zouera Youssoufou Joins the Board of Directors of Women’s World Banking
The Nigerian banker is the current CEO of the Dangote Foundation, the largest private foundation in sub-Saharan Africa, created by...
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Who is Vanessa Azar, the Cameroonian influencer appointed as the head of Fenty in sub-Saharan Africa?
Half Cameroonian and half Lebanese, the new "Area Manager" sub-Saharan Africa of the beauty brand Fenty, created by Rihanna, announced...
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10 eminent African scientists among the new members of the World Academy of Sciences
The World Academy of Science recently published its list of new Fellows elected in 2022. The honor, which TWAS refers...
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Chief Warrant Officer Alizeta Kabore Kinda received 2022 United Nations Woman Police Officer Award
Chief Warrant Officer Alizeta Kabore Kinda of Burkina Faso received the 2022 United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year...
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Dina Abdel-Moneim,the first woman to lead an Egyptian military production company
Egypt's Ministry of State for Military Production announced on Tuesday, August 30, the appointment of Dina Abdel-Moneim as chairwoman of...
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