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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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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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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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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Oikocredit appoints Caroline Mulwa as new Regional Director for Africa
Social impact investor Oikocredit announced on Monday 29 August the appointment of Caroline Mulwa as its new regional manager for...
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Mercy Miyang Tembon appointed Vice President and Secretary General of the World Bank
A Cameroonian national and current World Bank country director for Bangladesh and Bhutan, she will take up her post on...
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Adissa Barry, the Burkinabe turned successful entrepreneur in the USA
Adissa Barry, who has lived in the US for over 30 years, is the owner of the electrical construction company...
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Kenya: 6 women make history as the first elected female city governors
While in 2017, only 3 women were elected as governors of a city in Kenya, for the August 9 elections,...
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Thierno Habib Hann is the new CEO of Shelter Afrique
Shelter Afrique (SHAF), a pan-African housing development financier, announced on Tuesday, August 16, the appointment of Thierno Habib Hann as...
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Eisenhower Fellowships: Phyllis Wakiaga,Marcia Ashong and Shahira Diab among the 25 Leaders Selected
Twenty-five leaders from 23 countries have been selected for the prestigious 2022 Eisenhower Global Fellowship Program, which consists of six...
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Birahim Diouf appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Central Depository/Settlement Bank of the WAEMU
At the end of the meeting of the Board of Directors held on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at the institution's...
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Dr. Alex Mubiru appointed as Director General in the Cabinet Office of the African Development Bank Group’s President
The African Development Bank has appointed Dr. Alex Mubiru as Director General in the Cabinet Office of the Bank Group’s...
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Dr. Musonda Mumba appointed Secretary General of the Convention on Wetlands (The Ramsar Convention)
The Standing Committee of the Convention on Wetlands has appointed Dr Musonda Mumba as the new Secretary General of the...
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Anastacia Tshesane elected Chair of PwC Africa Governance Board
PwC Africa announced on July 25 the election of Anastacia Tshesane as the new chair of the firm's Africa Governance...
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Cameroonian Richard Munang appointed Deputy Director of the United Nations Environment Programme’s Africa Office
Established in 1972 and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the global authority that sets...
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