Patrick Bitature, new Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bolloré in Uganda
Bolloré Transport & Logistics announced on Friday, October 22, the appointment of Ugandan entrepreneur Patrick Bitature as Chairman of the...
Lire la suite
Jaha Dukureh Announces Her Bid for President of the Gambia
Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for Africa, since February 2018, Jaha Dukureh,31,...
Lire la suite
Tsega Gebreyes joins the Board of Directors of Airtel Africa
Airtel Africa plc, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, announced, on October 12, the appointment of Tsega...
Lire la suite
Germany: Dr. Irene Kilubi, the dynamic entrepreneur who connects generations
Dr. Irène Kilubi, a German national from the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been nominated for the German Diversity Awards...
Lire la suite
Ivorian Serge Agnero, new Regional Director Gulf of Guinea of Bolloré Transport & Logistics
Appointed to this position since October 6, 2021, Serge Agnero succeeds Mohamed Abdoulaye Diop who is transferred to the Atlantic...
Lire la suite
Keji Mustapha named Global Director of Brand and Community at Partech
Keji Mustapha is the first person to hold this newly created position at Partech. Partech, the Paris-based VC investment fund...
Lire la suite
Catherine Chinedum Aniagolu-Okoye Appointed Regional Director of the Ford Foundation for West Africa
Based in Lagos, Chinedum Aniagolu-Okoye will lead the foundation’s office of West Africa and oversee its grantmaking, external relations and...
Lire la suite
Dianne Dusaidi becomes one of the youngest chairperson in the banking sector in Rwanda
Dianne Dusaidi, appointed as AB Bank's board chair, becomes one of the youngest and few women to chair a board...
Lire la suite
Zeinab Badawi appointed as President of SOAS, University of London
Award-winning journalist and School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) alumna Zeinab Badawi, a native of Sudan and a British...
Lire la suite
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...
Lire la suite
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...
Lire la suite
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...
Lire la suite
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...
Lire la suite
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...
Lire la suite
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...
Lire la suite
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...
Lire la suite
United Arab Emirates: Leah Banda appointed Executive Marketing Director of Emirates Post
Originally from Zambia, Leah Banda has over 15 years of experience in strategic marketing and public relations/communications. Emirates Post is...
Lire la suite
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...
Lire la suite
Ugochi Daniels, new Deputy Director General of the International Organization for Migration
A Nigerian national, she will be in charge of the operations of this United Nations agency which is the leading...
Lire la suite
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...
Lire la suite