The new Executive President of the African Energy chamber for the CEMAC region, Mr. Leoncio Amada NZE during an interview with the Energy Chamber, addresses key topics including the inclusion of women in the energy industry. Responding to the question; where does change need to begin for us to see more women in senior-level positions in Africa’s energy industry? He stated that a society that marginalizes half of its population cannot reach its full potential. We can extrapolate the same analysis to the oil and gas industry. We believe and know that women have a lot to offer to our industry. There are talented women on the African continent, capable of holding positions of leadership and direction in the African oil industry. We have started to see a few women in management positions, but we believe that is not enough. We might need to have a local content policy based…
We Need Women Who Are So Strong They Can Be Gentle
We need women who are so strong they can be gentle, so educated they can be humble, so fierce they can be compassionate, so passionate they can be rational, and so disciplined they can be free.
Kavita Ramdas
Virtues to Emulate from the Lady with the Lamp
The world woke up to news of the world’s largest critical care unit opening in London last week. This new 4,000 bed NHS Nightingale hospital was officially opened by Prince Charles via video link.
China: Coach Says Women Football Players More Mature After Quarantining
The Chinese women’s football players grew and became more mature after they went through unexpected quarantine and hardships to play an inspiring Olympic qualification campaign, said Jia Xiuquan, head coach, China women’s national football team.
Ghana: Female CEO Donates 2000 Sanitary Pads to Women to Cope With COVID-19 Lockdown
Ghanaian Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has received 2000 pieces of sanitary pads from Sincerely Ghana Limited which will be distributed to vulnerable women in the country, particularly female head-porters, popularly known as kayayei.
Stephanie Grisham To Become Melania Trump’s Chief of Staff
- White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham is leaving that role to become first lady Melania Trump’s chief of staff and spokeswoman.
- President Donald Trump’s campaign spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany will replace Grisham as White House press secretary, NBC News reported later Tuesday, citing three sources familiar with the matter.
- Lindsay Reynolds, Melania Trump’s chief of staff for more than three years, resigned earlier this week “to spend time with her family,” the first lady said in a statement.
Twitter CEO Pledges to Support Girl’s Health and Education at The End of The Pandemic
- Square and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has said he is donating $1 billion in Square equity to support relief efforts for the COVID-19.
- After the pandemic is over, Dorsey said he will use the money to support girls’ health and education and universal basic income.
- Dorsey said the new fund represents about 28% of his wealth.
The chief executive officer of Square and Twitter, Jack Dorsey sets aside $1Billion of his Square equity to support relief efforts for COVID-19 and other causes once the pandemic is over.