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Category Archives: Biography

Biographies of leading Africans

President Jomo Kenyatta - Legacy of a true African hero

Jomo Kenyatta – The legacy of an outstanding statesman and a tru...

April 13, 2013 no comments
First president of Kenya and prominent independence leader. Born into dominant Kikuyu culture in the early 1890′s, Gatundu Division, Central Highlands, British East Africa (now Kenya), Kenyatta...
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Profile: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala – Nigeria’s Finance Minister

April 13, 2013 2 comments
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala served as Managing Director of The World Bank Group since December 1, 2007 until August 2011. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian national, founded NOI-Gallup polls, an indigenous N...
Dr Kandeh Yumkella - Global Leadership Award

Profile: Dr. Kandeh K. Yumkella – Director-General of the United...

February 25, 2013 no comments
Mr. Kandeh K. Yumkella is the Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). With over 20 years experience in international development cooperation, he has provid...
Ngugi wa Thiong'o

Profile: Professor Ngugi wa Thiong’o – Literary and Social...

February 25, 2013 1 comment
Ngugi wa Thiong’o, currently Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine, was born in Kenya, in 1938 into a large peasant family. He wa...
Arthur Abraham

Profile: Dr. Arthur Abraham – One of Africa’s most remarka...

February 14, 2013 no comments
Dr. Arthur Abraham is a Sierra Leonean born academic, who studied history and anthropology and obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in History/African Studies from the University of Birmingham in the Unit...
Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim is one of Africa's most outstanding statesman

Profile: Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim – An outstanding world statesman ...

February 6, 2013 no comments
Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim, who concluded his term of office as Secretary General of the Organization of African Unity on 17 September 2001 after serving an unprecedented three terms covering a period of ...
Chinua Achebe

Profile: Chinua Achebe – one of the world’s most original ...

February 6, 2013 4 comments
Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe (born 16 November 1930) popularly known as Chinua Achebe, poet and novelist, is one of the most important living African writers. He is also considered one of the most orig...
Abdoulie Janneh - ECA Executive Secretary

Profile: Abdoulie Janneh – Executive Secretary of the United Nat...

February 3, 2013 no comments
Abdoulie Janneh hails from the Gambia in West Africa and is the seventh Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). He leads the organisation, the regional arm of ...
Asha-Rose Migiro - UN Deputy Secretary-General

Profile: Asha-Rose Migiro – Deputy Secretary-General of the Unit...

February 3, 2013 no comments
Asha-Rose Migiro of the United Republic of Tanzania took office as Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations on 1 February 2007.  She is the third Deputy Secretary-General to be appointed since ...
The outstanding Kofi Annan

Profile: Kofi A. Annan – the seventh Secretary-General of the Un...

November 6, 2012 no comments
Kofi A. Annan of Ghana, the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, is the first to be elected from the ranks of UN staff. His first five-year term began on 1 January 1997 and, following his...
Sia Nyama Koroma - First Lady of Sierra leone

Profile: Sia Nyama Koroma – Sierra Leone’s First Lady R...

May 18, 2012 1 comment
Sia Nyama Koroma is the wife of Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, 4th democratically elected President of the Republic of Sierra Leone. Her matrimony is blessed with two daughters, namely Alice and Danké. Beyon...

Matters of Interest

  • An outstanding man of God - John Hagee stands out as a true and important spiritual leader of our times

    Date: May 16, 2013

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  • IMF Executive Board completes second review uunder the extended credit facility for Guinea and approves US$27.4 Million disbursement

    Date: May 21, 2013

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  • Malawi to hold triple global customs meetings

    Date: May 19, 2013

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  • IFC to support Central Bank of Nigeria in strengthening sustainable banking

    Date: May 15, 2013

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  • Uganda and IMF team reach staff-level agreement on a new PSI program

    Date: May 15, 2013

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    Date: May 11, 2013

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  • Jomo Kenyatta - The legacy of an outstanding statesman and a true African hero

    Date: April 13, 2013

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  • “Creating business and market opportunities for Africa’s poor is key to advancing sustainable development in the region.” UNDP Report

    Date: May 11, 2013

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    Date: May 22, 2013

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  • Suspect in Cleveland kidnappings charged; may face death penalty

    Date: May 11, 2013

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