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Congolese Yves Mayilamene joins Glencore as regional HR lead copper Africa

Congolese Yves Mayilamene joins Glencore as regional HR lead copper Africa

Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Yves Mayilamene has over 25 years' experience in human resources in multinational companies....
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Kenya: two eminent jurists at the top of the judicial system

Kenya: two eminent jurists at the top of the judicial system

Dorcas Agik Oduor, the first female Attorney General of the Republic of Kenya since the country's independence in 1963, made...
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Aboubacar Koulibaly, new Managing Director of the Rio Tinto mining group in Guinea

Aboubacar Koulibaly, new Managing Director of the Rio Tinto mining group in Guinea

On July 22, Anglo-Australian multinational mining group Rio Tinto announced the appointment of Guinean Aboubacar Koulibaly as CEO of Rio...
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Isabelle Lessedjina appointed Chairwoman of Rawbank’s Board of Directors

Isabelle Lessedjina appointed Chairwoman of Rawbank’s Board of Directors

An independent member of the bank's Board of Directors since January 2020, she was unanimously chosen by the 13 directors,...
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Dr. Ndiamé Diop appointed World Bank Country Director for Nigeria

Dr. Ndiamé Diop appointed World Bank Country Director for Nigeria

On July 8, the World Bank announced the appointment of Senegalese Ndiamé Diop as Country Director for Nigeria. Based in...
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Fatou Fall Announced as World Bank Group Joint Resident Representative for Djibouti

Fatou Fall Announced as World Bank Group Joint Resident Representative for Djibouti

The World Bank Group announced on July 1 that Senegalese Fatou Fall becomes the Joint Resident Representative of the World...
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Senegalese Papa Madiaw Ndiaye appointed Chairman of Ecobank Group

Senegalese Papa Madiaw Ndiaye appointed Chairman of Ecobank Group

The experienced banker has been appointed on Thursday June 6 in Lomé, at the Annual General Meeting of Ecobank, the...
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Cameroonian Judith Yah Sunday elected Chairwoman of the Rascom Board of Directors

Cameroonian Judith Yah Sunday elected Chairwoman of the Rascom Board of Directors

The Cameroonian has been elected at the 74th meeting of the Board of Directors of the African Regional Satellite Communications...
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Esther Cecil Maruma, 38, new Managing Director of Bank of Africa Tanzania

Esther Cecil Maruma, 38, new Managing Director of Bank of Africa Tanzania

A seasoned banker with over 17 years' experience in financial services, her appointment took effect on May 6. Prior to...
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IFC Appoints Mehita Fanny as Country Manager for Comoros, Eswatini, Madagascar and Mozambique

IFC Appoints Mehita Fanny as Country Manager for Comoros, Eswatini, Madagascar and Mozambique

IFC has announced, on April 4, the appointment of the Ivorian Mehita Fanny as Country Manager for Comoros, Eswatini, Madagascar,...
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Judith Suminwa, First woman appointed Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Judith Suminwa, First woman appointed Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Her appointment by the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, was announced on Monday April 1. Since...
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Fatiya Diene Mazza, the creative and innovative Senegalese Architect

Fatiya Diene Mazza, the creative and innovative Senegalese Architect

Architect Fatiya Diene Mazza designed the new R+10 Tower for Radio-Télévision sénégalaise (RTS) and the refurbishment of the former building...
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Ethiopian Airlines: Captain Kalkidan Girma at the helm of an all-female flight

Ethiopian Airlines: Captain Kalkidan Girma at the helm of an all-female flight

To mark International Women's Rights Day, celebrated on March 8, 2024, Ethiopian Airlines, Africa's leading aviation group, organized, as it...
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DRC: Rodolphe Kembukuswa and Eldon Khuty appointed to Africa Global Logistics (AGL)

DRC: Rodolphe Kembukuswa and Eldon Khuty appointed to Africa Global Logistics (AGL)

Rodolphe Kembukuswa, a Congolese national, has been appointed Country Manager of Africa Global Logistics (formerly Bolloré Africa Logistics) in the...
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Finance :Three women bankers appointed CEOs

Finance :Three women bankers appointed CEOs

As part of the restructuring of First National Bank of Namibia's (FNB) management committee, following the departure of its former...
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African Union: Dr. Tidiane Ouattara appointed Head of Science, Technology and Space Division

African Union: Dr. Tidiane Ouattara appointed Head of Science, Technology and Space Division

Dr. Tidiane Ouattara, a national of Côte d'Ivoire, is the new Head of the Science, Technology and Space Division in...
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Abena Osei-Poku appointed Managing Director of Ecobank Ghana

Abena Osei-Poku appointed Managing Director of Ecobank Ghana

Ecobank announced on January 05 the appointment of Ghanaian Abena Osei-Poku as CEO of Ecobank Ghana and Regional executive, anglophone...
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Tariye Gbadegesin appointed CEO of the Climate Investment Funds

Tariye Gbadegesin appointed CEO of the Climate Investment Funds

The Trust Fund Committee of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) announced, on November 27, the appointment of Tariye Gbadegesin as...
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Tsakani Maluleke appointed Unesco’s External Auditor

Tsakani Maluleke appointed Unesco’s External Auditor

Currently Auditor General of South Africa, she has been appointed External Auditor of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...
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Samallie Kiyingi appointed Global General Counsel of Standard Chartered Bank

Samallie Kiyingi appointed Global General Counsel of Standard Chartered Bank

The lawyer, of Ugandan and Australian nationality, has been appointed Standard Chartered Bank's Global General Counsel for Corporate, Commercial and Institutional...
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