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Namibia, the Only Country in the World Where Women Occupy Top Three Highest Government Positions

July 15, 2025 No Comments

Namibia has rewritten the rulebook on political leadership by installing women in its top three government positions—a first in the world. At its helm is President Netumbo Nandi‑Ndaitwah, flanked by Vice‑President Lucia Witbooi and Speaker Saara Kuugongelwa‑Amadhila, marking a landmark shift in African governance. Netumbo Nandi‑Ndaitwah, 72, brings a life lived in politics. Decades ago, she joined SWAPO’s liberation […]

Personalities, Africa, Women

Meet Chido Cleopatra Mpemba, AU’s Youngest-ever Advisor

July 10, 2025 No Comments

Chido Cleopatra Mpemba, a Zimbabwean-born diplomat celebrated for her work on climate, digital inclusion and youth empowerment, has been appointed as Advisor on Women, Gender and Youth to AU Chairperson Mahmoud Youssif for the 2025–2028 term. At just 36, she is the youngest ever to hold such a senior role, an appointment that underscores her rapid rise through the […]

Achievers, Africa, News

Zimbabwean Billionaire Masiyiwa Bets Big on Africa’s First AI Factory

July 8, 2025 No Comments

Zimbabwean telecom mogul Strive Masiyiwa and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang are spearheading an initiative to build the continent’s first artificial intelligence (AI) factory . This joint venture, led by Masiyiwa’s Cassava Technologies and Nvidia, aims to bring powerful AI infrastructure directly onto African soil. The seed of the project was planted at the Global AI Summit Africa in Kigali, where […]

Achievers, Africa

Morocco’s Real Estate Giant Alami Lazraq Adds $46 Million in Two-Week Market Surge

July 7, 2025 No Comments

Moroccan billionaire Alami Lazraq has seen his personal fortune grow by $46 million in just two weeks, following a surge in the share price of his flagship company, Alliances Développement Immobilier (ADI). The Casablanca Stock Exchange recorded a 9.11 percent rise in ADI’s stock, boosting the market valuation of Lazraq’s 51.7 percent stake to approximately $618 million. While ADI […]

Achievers, Africa, Business & Innovation, Featured, Women

From Deportation Notice to the Supermarket Aisle: How Funke Egberongbe Turned a Near-Exit Into a New Beginning

June 27, 2025 No Comments

When Funke Egberongbe received a letter from Irish immigration authorities years ago, it felt like the final blow. It wasn’t just the threat of deportation, it was the fear that everything she had hoped, prayed, and endured for would be erased in a single decision. But she didn’t fold. She held on. Nearly two decades later, that same woman, […]

Africa, News

Sierra Leone’s President Bio Takes the Helm at ECOWAS

June 24, 2025 No Comments

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has been elected Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. The announcement came during this week’s 67th Ordinary Session, held in Abuja, Nigeria, where he formally succeeded Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu . President Bio’s elevation comes at a critical moment for the regional bloc. ECOWAS is grappling with deepening […]

Africa, News

Simon Peter Engurait named Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux, First Native African Catholic Prelate in Mainland US

June 16, 2025 No Comments

For the first time in its history, the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in Louisiana, United States, will be led by a Ugandan. It was recently officially announced in Washington, D.C., that Pope Leo XIV has appointed 53-year-old Simon Peter Engurait as the next Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux. The announcement came through Većeslav Tumir, chargé d’affaires at the Apostolic Nunciature, in the […]

Africa, News, Nigeria

Akinwumi Adesina Appointed to World Food Prize Foundation Council in Global Nod to African Leadership

June 12, 2025 No Comments

Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the outgoing President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has been appointed to the Council of Advisors of the prestigious World Food Prize Foundation. The announcement, made by the Foundation’s President, Mashal Husain, reinforces Adesina’s enduring legacy as a global voice in agriculture, food security, and economic transformation. Adesina, a Nigerian economist and internationally respected development […]

Achievers, Africa, Women

Mongiwa Hazel Ntuli: South Africa’s 17-Year-Old Actuarial Science Graduate Shatters Stereotypes, Not Just Statistics

June 7, 2025 No Comments

At 17, most teenagers are focused on navigating adolescence. Mongiwa Hazel Ntuli was navigating university-level actuarial formulas—and graduating. One of the youngest-ever graduates from the University of Pretoria, Hazel earned her degree in Actuarial Science before many students her age had even chosen a career path. But this isn’t just a feel-good story about academic brilliance. It’s a story […]

Africa, News

Sidi Ould Tah Elected New AfDB President, Ushers in Next Era of Africa-Centred Development

June 5, 2025 No Comments

Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania has been elected as the new President of the African Development Bank Group. The announcement was made during the closing sessions of the Bank’s 2025 Annual Meetings held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on May 30. Tah, a veteran of African economic reform and international finance, will succeed Nigeria’s Dr Akinwumi Adesina, whose decade-long presidency […]

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