Sandra Uwera is the new Global CEO of Fairtrade International
Fairtrade has announced, on Monday 25 april, the appointment of its new Global CEO, Sandra Uwera, who steps into the...
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The World’s 50 best restaurants Awards: Dieuveil Malonga, 30, winner of the “Champion of Change” award
The Chef from Congo Brazzaville is one of four personalities to receive this award which "recognises and celebrates the unsung...
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Françoise Le Guennou-Remarck joins the new Ivorian government
After resigning and being reappointed as Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire, Patrick Achi, has presented a new government of 32...
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South Africa: Nozipho Portia Mdawe is the new CEO of Air Traffic and Navigation Services
Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) SOC Limited has announced on April 5 the appointment of Nozipho Portia Mdawe as...
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Alexandra Awadi, new Managing Director of Bridge Bank Senegal
Launched on December 16, 2021, Bridge Bank Senegal is the new subsidiary of Bridge Group West Africa (BGWA), itself a...
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Ada Osakwe, Binta Touré Ndoye and Delphine Traoré Maidou Appointed to AGRA Board of Directors
AGRA (Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa) has announced on March 28 the appointment of six new members to...
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Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola appointed The Heineken Africa Foundation’s Chair of the Board of Trustees
The Heineken Africa Foundation has announced, on March 28, the appointment of Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola as Chair of the Board of...
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Interview.Charlotte Kalala: “the diaspora is in demand for events like Congo Na Paris
Director of Communication and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in a group based in Congo, Charlotte Kalala is also the founder...
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FIFA : Gelson Fernandes, 35, appointed to lead African soccer development
A native of Cape Verde and a Swiss national, the former Swiss international has been appointed regional director of FIFA's...
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Titi Cole and Chinwe Esimai to lead Citi’s Legacy Franchises
Titi Cole was named CEO of Legacy Franchises in February 2022 and Chinwe Esimai has been appointed as Managing Director...
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Gilbert F. Houngbo of Togo, the first African to head the ILO, now heads four international organizations
Gilbert Houngbo was elected director-general of the International Labor Organization (ILO) on March 25 in Geneva by the ILO's Governing...
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Aboubacar Coulibaly, new Managing Director of Nestlé Cameroon
A Malian national, he will take up his post on 1 April and will also oversee other Central African countries...
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USA: Toyin Tofade, new President-Elect of Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Toyin Tofade is the first Black woman to serve as president in the college’s 141-year history. She begins her term...
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Francis Kéré, First African winner of the “Nobel Prize for Architecture”
Berlin-based architect Diébédo Francis Kéré, originally from Burkina Faso, was awarded the Pritzker Prize on Tuesday 15 March, becoming the...
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Gabon: Women ministers in key positions
Gabon's President Ali Bongo Odimba reorganized the Gabonese government on March 8, 2020. Some ministers have kept their posts, others...
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Aissata Koné Sidibé, new president of the Association of Banks in Mali
Aissata Koné Sidibé, currently General Manager of Coris Bank International Mali has held this position since February 9, 2022. The...
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Marie-Dolorès Mabuila, winner of the European Women’s Leadership Forum 2022 award
A criminologist and political scientist by training, the Belgian of Congolese origin is one of the 8 laureates selected from...
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Ny Riana Rasolofonjatovo appointed Managing Director of Madagascar Airlines
The Air Madagascar Group announced on February 25 the appointment of Ny Riana Rasolofonjatovo as General Manager of Madagascar Airlines,...
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Sanae Lahlou appointed UNIDO’s Country Representative in Morocco
Moroccan Sanae Lahlou has been appointed Country Representative of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in her home country....
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Rwandan Valentine Rugwabiza appointed UN SG’s Special Representative for the Central African Republic
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced, on February 24, the appointment of Valentine Rugwabiza of Rwanda as his new Special...
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