Marie-Gabrielle Opese appointed Managing Director of Standard Bank DRC
As well as being appointed Managing Director, the Congolese banker will also be head of corporate and investment banking at...
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WHO: Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum awarded for lifelong commitment to health
Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum and Peter Piot has been honoured for their tireless commitment to health. The ceremony took place on Sunday...
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USA: Dr. Abimbola Asojo Named New Dean of Morgan State University’s School of Architecture
Following a comprehensive national search, explains a press remease, Morgan State University President David K. Wilson and Provost Hongtao Yu,...
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Lydia Monyepao,first woman appointed CEO of the South African Football Association
The South African Football Association (SAFA), has announced on May 8 the appointment of Ms Lydia Monyepao as the Association’s...
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Germany: Joe Chialo appointed Minister of Culture of Berlin
Joe Chialo has been appointed during the session of April 27, 2023, during which, the House of Representatives of Berlin...
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Angola: Alberto Mendes, new President of the MPLA Financial Holding Company
Alberto Mendes has been appointed to head "Sociedade de Gestão e Participações Financeiras S.A.R.L", a holding company with a portfolio...
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Alain Capo-Chichi and Stacey Fru, 2023 winners of the World Literacy Foundation
The Beninese entrepreneur and the young South African writer are among the four winners of this year's World Literacy Awards,...
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AFDB: Cameroonian Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade appointed Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery
The African Development Bank has announced, on April 4, the appointment of Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, a Cameroonian national, as the new...
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Akhona Qengqe appointed KFC Africa’s new General Manager
KFC has announced on March 16 the appointment Akhona Qengqe as its new General Manager for Africa. She becomes the...
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Dr Oulie Keita appointed as Greenpeace Africa Executive Director
Mali-born development expert Dr. Oulie Keita has been appointed as Greenpeace Africa’s Substantive Executive Director after an intensive and competitive...
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DRC: Guy-Robert Lukama appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gécamines
A specialist in the mining sector, Guy-Robert Lukama Nkunzi was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gécamines by...
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Equatorial Guinea: Teresa Isabel Nnang Avomo, 36, appointed Managing Director of the national oil company
The president of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, appointed on Friday 24 February, Teresa Isabel Nnang Avomo as the...
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Dr. Rose Mwebaza appointed Director of the UN Environment Program’s Regional Office for Africa
Dr. Rose Mwebaza of Uganda has been appointed the new Director of the United Nations Environment Program's Regional Office for...
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A New Executive Committee elected for West African Bankers’ Association
At the end of its Extraordinary General Assembly, held virtually on Monday January 30, 2023, the West African Bankers' Association...
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UN: Aminata Maiga and Christine Umutoni appointed resident coordinators
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Aminata Maiga of Côte d'Ivoire as UN Resident Coordinator in Senegal and Christine...
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Patience Mutesi appointed managing director of BPR Bank Rwanda Plc.
BPR Bank Rwanda, a subsidiary of KCB Group (Kenya Commercial Bank) and the largest banking network in Rwanda, has appointed...
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Three African appointed to head 3 CGIAR global research centres
The 3 centres are part of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), a global partnership of international organisations...
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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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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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