Geneva — The Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) has formally launched the process to select its next Executive Director for a four-year term starting from 2027. The Executive Director is responsible for the overall leadership, management and performance of the Global Fund Secretariat, including its operational…
Addis Ababa — Ethiopia’s State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Birhanu Tesgaye, on Tuesday held discussions with Selma Malika Haddadi, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, on preparations for the 48th Ordinary Session of the AU Executive Council and the 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly, scheduled to take place from 11-15 February…
Samuel Erwin, newly appointed MD of Teraco. Data centre provider Teraco has expanded its executive management team to gear up for the company’s next level of growth, as it continues to expand its data centre facilities in SA. Samuel Erwin, who joined Teraco as CFO in 2020 and has been a key contributor to the…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to fast-track the reclassification of cannabis, which would pave the way for the Food and Drug Administration to study its medicinal uses. “This is really something having to do with common sense,” Trump said in the Oval Office before signing the order. The order does not make…
OAG announces today the appointment of Filip Filipov, ex-Skyscanner executive, as new Chief Executive Officer. Filip Filipov currently serves as the company’s Chief Operating Officer and takes over from Phil Callow who has chosen to step down having completed thirteen transformational years at the helm of OAG to pursue his many other interests. Since joining…
New York — As prepared “Friends, partners, colleagues, thank you for joining this virtual launch of UNICEF’s 2026 Humanitarian Action for Children and for your ongoing support for the world’s most vulnerable children. “Over the past week, I have been travelling in South Sudan and Sudan, where I met children and families who shared heartbreaking…
He said the continent stood at a historic inflexion point, where democratic fragility and data exploitation now converge with unprecedented prospects for renewal. Africa is approaching a decisive decade that will determine whether the continent shapes its own digital destiny or remains exposed to escalating democratic, developmental and data-governance vulnerabilities, the Chief Executive Officer of…
Romeo Kumalo, the former Vodacom Group executive and co-founder of LLH Capital Ltd., plans to raise a $200 million private equity fund to invest in artificial intelligence-focused companies across Africa. The move follows LLH Capital’s profitable exit from Optasia, the fintech and AI platform that debuted on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange this week with a…
Christél Bezou. Altron HealthTech today announces the appointment of Christél Bezou as Executive Revenue Officer, effective 1 October 2025. In this newly created role, Bezou will lead sales, business development and marketing functions across all divisions, driving strategic revenue growth while strengthening Altron HealthTech’s mission to deliver innovative health tech solutions. Bezou brings over 18…
Lesaka Technologies’ new chief strategy officer Akash Dowra Lesaka Technologies has announced key executive appointments within its merchant division and at a group level. Kagiso Khaole has been appointed CEO of the merchant division. Khaole brings over a decade of experience driving growth and innovation at leading global technology companies in Africa. Most recently, he…
