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Leading with Vision: Aminata Kane’s Rise to the Top of Africa’s Digital Economy

In a bold and transformative step toward deepening financial inclusion in Africa, Visa has appointed Aminata Kane Ndiaye as Senior Vice President and Head of Western and Central Africa, effective September 4, 2025. This landmark appointment positions her to lead Visa’s newly established sub-regional team overseeing 23 markets from four strategic offices, Abidjan, Accra, Kinshasa, and Lagos. With this role, Aminata enters a new chapter in her career, yet remains firmly rooted in her lifelong mission: leveraging technology to empower people, especially women and youth, across the continent. It is a mission she embodies not just with strategy, but with heart. A Trailblazer with Purpose From the moment she entered the corporate world, Aminata Kane has walked a path defined by courage, innovation, and an unwavering commitment to inclusive growth. Her academic journey took her from HEC Paris to the MIT Sloan School of Management, and her leadership acumen has earned…

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Breaking Barriers: Tariye Gbadegesin Leads the Charge as CEO of Climate Investment Funds, Inspiring Women to Shape the Climate Future.

In the wake of COP28 and the escalating global discourse on climate change, a transformative figure has emerged to spearhead the charge. Tariye Gbadegesin, a woman of unparalleled resourcefulness, is poised to make history as the first female African Chief Executive Officer of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF). Her assumption of this groundbreaking role in March 2024 marks a crucial turning point in the worldwide pursuit of sustainable climate solutions.

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Positives of the Pandemic – More People May Reconsider Their Health Insurance Needs

Ms. Karuaihe-Martin has over 28 years experience in the financial sector after having worked in various financial institutions that include PWC (Partner/Director within the Strategic Advisory, Risk and Corporate Governance) Tax Leader), with the past 7 years in the Insurance industry. She has extensive experience and expertise in Insurance, Reinsurance, Taxation, Internal Audit, Accounting and Finance, Business Strategy, Project Management, Valuations, Advisory Consulting, Risk, Control and Fraud and Corporate Governance.

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Tackling Youth Unemployment in Nigeria: Rolake Rosiji Comes on Board as Jobberman New CEO

Being home to the second-largest proven oil reserves and the largest youth population in Africa has not exempted Nigeria from youth unemployment, as the country is still grappling with acute unemployment in the formal and informal labour markets. Although this is a global concern, developing countries seem to be facing more of this problem than those in the rich world. Economic development relies on the creation of more productive jobs for an ever-rising share of the workforce. It is in this regard that Jobberman, one of the largest job placement platforms in sub-Saharan Africa, was formed to tackle youth unemployment in Africa. The company recently appointed Rolake Rosiji who has with a decade of global experience in strategic leadership and operational excellence as CEO with a focus “to broaden the impact beyond the white-collar space and continue to work closely with Jobberman’s impact partners in tackling youth unemployment in Nigeria.” Rolake recently took…

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BoN Celebrates Women Commercial Bank Leadership

Bank of Namibia recently organized an event in celebration of women taking over the reins at four of Namibia’s biggest banks with a combined value of more than N$90 billion. The event which held at the country’s capital city, Windhoek, had in attendance several dignitaries, including the four women whose achievements have inspired other women to take action and aspire to impact themselves. The four women shared their stories on their journeys up the corporate ladder. All echoed the importance of having the quality of delivering solid performance – regardless of one’s gender. Ester Kali, a trailblazer in the field, was appointed chief executive officer in 2014 and as CEO of The Bankers Association Namibia (BAN), in June 2020. In 2016, Bank Windhoek announced the appointment of Beronice Hans as its managing director. Last year, while the country battled with Covid-19, Nedbank Namibia appointed Usakos-born and raised Martha Murorua as new managing director,…

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WTO: Why Okonjo-Iweala is yet to be named the new Director-General

By Kingsley Okeke

But for the United States’ opposition to her candidacy, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala would have been named the first African and female to lead the World Trade Organization – WTO. The organization’s effort to name a new leader hit a glitch after the Trump-led administration said it wouldn’t back the appointment of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to be the WTO’s next director-general.

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