Paula Kahumbu becomes the first National Geographic explorer to join the organisation’s Board of Directors
Kenyan national Paula Kahumbu is one of five new members of the Board of Trustees of the National Geographic Society,...
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Gabonese Huguette Oyini appointed Regional Director of BGFI Bank group in Central Africa
She is responsible for overseeing BGFI Bank's subsidiaries in Cameroon, the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), the Democratic Republic of Congo...
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Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka appointed Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg
The Council of the University of Johannesburg (UJ) announced on January 10 the appointment of former United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General...
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Ambroise Wonkam, World Renowned Geneticist and Sickle Cell Disease Exper,now leads Genetic Medicine Department at Johns Hopkins
South African geneticist, of Cameroonian origin, Ambroise Wonkam, M.D., Ph.D., D.Med.Sc., has been selected as Johns Hopkins Medicine’s director of...
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Senegalese Ababacar Diaw appointed CEO of Allianz Insurance Company Ghana Limited Non-Life
The appointment of Ababacar Diaw, currently deputy managing director of Allianz Africa Services and regional head of protection and resilience...
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Eric Odhiambo and Chinedu Ikwudinma promoted at Ecobank
Kenya's Eric Odhiambo has been appointed executive director of Ecobank's corporate and investment banking arm, while Nigeria's Chinedu Ikwudinma is...
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Leyla Gozo appointed Executive Secretary of the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development
In a press release issued on Wednesday 5 January and signed by its President, Antoinette Sassou N'Guesso, First Lady of...
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Thembinkosi Moses Madondo appointed Managing Director of De Beers Group Managed Operations
De Beers Group announced, on December 14, the appointment of the South African Thembinkosi Moses Madondo as Managing Director of...
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Full Professorship for Patricia Kingori: A Historic First for Oxford
Oxford University announced Dec. 13 that its senior research fellow, Patricia Kingori has, this term, become one of the youngest...
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Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy is Spotify’s new Managing Director for Sub-Saharan Africa
Originally from Rwanda, Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy has held this position since November 2021. She has lived for long periods in Ethiopia,...
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IBM appoints Julia Carvalho as General Manager for IBM Growth Markets in Africa
IBM announced on Wednesday, December 15, the appointment of Julia Carvalho as general manager of IBM Growth Markets, Africa. Julia...
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South Africa:3 young women under 35 appointed to key public service positions
The three young black women under the age of 35 were appointed by South Africa's Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana,...
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Judge Mame Mandiaye Niang elected ICC Deputy Prosecutor
The Senegalese judge is one of two Prosecutors elected at the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of...
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Gbemisola Abudu appointed Vice President and Country Head (Nigeria) of NBA Africa
NBA Africa announced on Tuesday, Dec. 14, the appointment of Gbemisola Abudu to the newly created position of vice president...
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Moroccan Salwa Jaafari appointed Africa Director for Voice of America
She will begin her new position on December 19 and will oversee all Voice of America content and staff on...
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Lazare Eloundou Assomo appointed Director of UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre
Appointed on Monday, December 6 by Unesco Director General Audrey Azoulay, Lazare Eloundou Assomo, a Cameroonian national, is is the...
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UN: G.William Okoth-Obbo appointed Special Adviser to the Secretary-General, Sara Beysolow appointed Representative to South Sudan
UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Monday, December 6, the appointment of George William Okoth-Obbo of Uganda as Special Adviser...
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Dr. Allan Pamba appointed Africa Network Lead of the Swiss multinational Roche
Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Dr. Allan Pamba joins the management team of Roche Diagnostics EMEA-LATAM, which is active in 155...
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USA: Dr Margaret-Mary Wilson appointed Chief Medical Officer of UnitedHealth Group
A native of Nigeria, Dr Margaret-Mary, whose appointment is effective 5 December 2021, is also the group's executive vice president....
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Africa50 appoints Zurina Saban as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure investment platform, announced on Thursday 2 December, the appointment of Zurina Saban as General Counsel and...
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