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- 20 Oct 2016
MD FAAN Elected ACI-Africa President
Nigeria attains a landmark on global aviation stage as Engineer Saleh Dunuma, managing director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), is elected President of Airports Council…
- 1 Feb 2022
Emeka Oparah Appointed Airtel Africa Vice President
Mr. Emeka Oparah has been appointed vice president, Corporate Communications & CSR, in Airtel Africa Plc, and he has resumed in Dubai, UAE. Emeka Oparah Oparah, who disclosed his new appointment…
- 28 Nov 2013
IATA Appoints Kuuchi, Vice President for Africa
International Aviation Transport Association (IATA) has appointed of Raphael Kuuchi as vice president for Africa, effective 17 February 2014. Kuuchi joins IATA from the African Airlines Association…
- 11 Dec 2015
AfDB President says Africa Loses $148Bn to Corruption Every Year
Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, said “Africa loses $148 billion to corruption every year. He was speaking at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on December…
- 20 Jan 2026
AVEVA Names Khaled Salah Vice President for Africa to Drive Growth
AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, today announces the appointment of Khaled Salah, 37 years old, as Vice President of Africa. Khaled…
- 18 Nov 2025
Gowu, TICON President says Africa’s Data Revolution Must Drive Climate Finance Transparency
Amid global climate negotiations, as we move closer to implementing the Baku to Belém Roadmap with COP30 being held this month, Africa finds itself at a critical juncture. David Gowu, President of…
- 22 Sept 2014
MasterCard Appoints Elliott, Division President in South Africa
MasterCard, a technology company in the global payments industry, has appointed Mark Elliott as Division President for South Africa. Based in Johannesburg, as disclosed on its website, MasterCard…
- 14 Jan 2019
IIM Africa President Discloses Plan on Launching First Ever InfoMgt Varsity
Amb. (Dr) Oyedokun Oyewole, President/Chairman-GC, Institute of Information Management (IIM) Africa, has disclosed plans for the commissioning of the first ever Information Management University “The…
- 3 Jun 2015
AfDB Presidency: Brand South Africa Congratulates Nigeria
Brand South Africa congratulates Nigeria on the appointment of Dr. Akinwumi Adesina as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB). In a statement signed by Ms. Alice Puoane, acting chief…
- 22 May 2017
AfDB President Sees Bright Future for Africa, India
Akinwumi Adesina, African Development Bank President has said that Africa-India trade rose five-fold in the last decade and is forecast to double – to US $100 billion – by 2018. Africa and India have…
- 24 Jun 2019
Mastercard’s Raghu Malhotra, appointed to U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa
Raghu Malhotra, President of Mastercard Middle East and Africa, has been appointed to the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA). The PAC-DBIA is an important…
- 16 Feb 2017
DigitalSENSE Africa, CRAC Petition President Biya over Internet Shut-Down
Continental leading At-Large Structure (ALS) of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the DigitalSENSE Africa, in collaboration with the Cyber Rights Advocacy Coalition (CRAC) has…
- 5 Mar 2023
Airtel Africa GCEO Visits Kenya President, Explains Airtel`s Digital Transformation Drive
Segun Ogunsanya, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Africa, paid a courtesy visit to the President of Kenya, H.E. Dr. William Ruto at the State House Nairobi recently. Conversations held…
- 1 Sept 2015
Adesina, AfDB President to Focus on Powering Africa
Akinwumi Adesina, president, African Development Bank (AfDB), said he will focus in coming years on tackling Africa's chronic power shortages to try to unlock its economic potential and end its…
- 5 Jun 2016
NCS President Wins IT Professionalism in Africa Award
Professor Sola Aderounmu, ‎President of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), has received the 2016 "Special Recognition Award: For Promoting Advancement of Information Technology Professionalism…
- 4 Nov 2014
WITIN President Speaks at GSMA Mobile 360 Africa 2014
Martha Alade, president Women in Technology in Nigeria (WITIN) will be speaking at the GSMA Mobile 360 – Connected Women Africa conference taking place today at the Clock Tower Conference Centre,…
- 26 Oct 2021
#AfriTECH2021: Ojobo, AfIctF President, Calls for Digital Equality in Africa
Mr. Tony Ojobo, president and chairman of the Board, African ICT Foundation (AfICTF), has called for digital transformation and equality among Nigerians. Mr. Tony Ojobo, president, African ICT…
- 19 Nov 2025
ActivEdge Group President George Agu Backs Push for Africa’s Digital Independence
Mr. George Agu, Group President of ActivEdge Technologies, has called on the African continent to seize control of its technological future by owning its data, algorithms, and digital infrastructure,…
- 22 Sept 2016
IBM Joins U.S. President's Advisory Council on 'Doing Business in Africa'
IBM on Wednesday announced that U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker has appointed Takreem El Tohamy, IBM’s General Manager for the Middle East and Africa, to the U.S. President's Advisory…
- 22 Apr 2016
Ericsson Appoints Geha, New President for Sub-Saharan Africa
Ericsson on Friday announced the appointment of Jean-Claude Geha as Head of the sub-Saharan Africa Region effective from July 1, 2016. Jean-Claude replaces Fredrik Jejdling who will take up a new…
- 25 May 2023
NCS president, Sodiya to chair 2023 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa Forum
Prof. Simon Adesina Sodiya, President of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), would on June 8, chair the 2023 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa forum series on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D),…
- 10 May 2024
Dr. Adesina, AfDB Group President Calls for Media Transformation to Uplift Africa’s Global Narrative
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank Group, delivered an impassioned plea for more balanced media coverage of Africa and its development, noting it was critical for…
- 21 Jan 2020
VCNI Announces New Africa Executive Leadership Team As Alex Okosi Moves to New Opportunities
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has announced the departure of VCNI veteran Alex Okosi, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of VCN Africa and BET International at the end of…
- 9 Aug 2014
Oduoza , UBA Boss @ US-Africa Business Leaders Summit , Calls for Capacity Growth
Mr. Phillips Oduoza, group managing director/CEO, UBA Plc has called on financial institutions in Africa to seize the opportunity provided by the President Obama led US-Africa Business Leaders…
- 11 May 2016
Omokehinde Leads MasterCard Nigeria Team to WEF Africa 2016
Omokehinde Ojomuyide, vice president & area business head for West Africa, MasterCard will lead the team to Kigali, Rwanda and explore the MasterCard team’s work in Nigeria at World Economic…
- 24 May 2020
Africa's Post-Covid Economic Recovery: Elumelu Moderates as World Leaders Convene at UBA Africa Day Conversations 2020
The President of Senegal, H.E. Macky Sall, President of Liberia, H.E George Weah and United States Senator Chris Coons will form part of a high-level leadership panel to be moderated by the Chairman,…
- 10 Sept 2019
El Tohamy, IBM’s GM Reappointed to the U.S. President's Advisory Council
The President of the United States has reappointed Takreem El Tohamy, general manager, IBM Middle East and Africa, to the U.S. President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA).…
- 8 Jul 2013
US Firms Buy into Power Africa Initiative
Power Africa Initiative inspires US firms to step up and take action in Rapid Growth Economies of Frontier Nations such as South Africa, Tanzania, Nigeria, Liberia, and others. President Obama gives…
- 11 Oct 2019
Canon Reaffirms Desire to Continue its Expansion in West Africa
Yuichi Ishizuka, President and CEO of Canon Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA), a global provider of imaging technologies and services, continues his regional tour in Africa and travels to Nigeria…
- 29 Jan 2015
AFC Restates Commitment to Energy Sector at Powering Africa Summit, Washington
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) is reaffirming its commitment to President Obama’s Power Africa initiative with its participation in the Powering Africa Summit. The three day summit, to be held in…