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Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh has joined Microsoft as the Africa Transformation Office’s Strategic Partnership Lead (ATO). Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh, former Regional General Manager of IBM North, East, and West Africa, has joined Microsoft as the Africa Transformation Office’s Strategic Partnership Lead (ATO). She will be responsible for leading Microsoft’s ATO strategic alliances... -
Quartz Africa Innovators 2021 is the sixth edition of a series that identifies some of the most ambitious and imaginative minds on the continent. This year’s list focuses on female artists, activists, investors, and entrepreneurs whose innovations are helping their communities, countries, and the continent through a challenging period.... -
Mhogo Foods Cassava Flour is an amazing, grain-free and gluten-free replacement for wheat flour that can be used as a 1:1 substitute in countless recipes.... -
The World Trade Organization (WTO) members made history today, February 15, 2021, when the General Council agreed by consensus to select Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria as the organization’s seventh Director-General. When she takes office on 1 March, Dr. Okonjo-Iweala will become the first woman and the first African to... -
Launch of Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Insights publication to celebrate woman leaders and entrepreneurs across Africa... -
Guest post by Charles Onyango-Obbo, highlighting innovative projects tackling entrenched gender inequality among African women entrepreneurs. As ride-hailing apps proliferate the globe, An Nisa Taxi in Kenya is one of the standouts in Africa. Developed by 33-year-old Mehnaz Sarwar, An Nisa is run by women and serves female passengers... -
Alkians Aid has partnered the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme to offer free Health Insurance registration to residents in Accra. A budding Non-Governmental Organization , Alkians Aid, has partnered the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme , facilitators of the national health insurance intervention programme, to offer free Health... -
CEO of ArchXenus, Nana Akua Birmeh and her team of women Architects are on a mission to redesign Ghana’s skylines with dazzling new ideas and designs. Somewhere in Accra, Ghana, there’s a group of women who are attempting to redesign the city’s skyline and with the evidence on show, they’re... -
The Reality of Her Day, Every Day… International Women’s Day Infographic – UN Foundation Today, the whole world is celebrating International Women’s Day for the 101st time. The 1st Women’s Day was celebrated on March 19th, 1911. The whole idea to have a day dedicated to women was first...