Meet Nthabeleng Likotsi, The First Female Bank Owner in South Africa
Nthabeleng Likotsi is the First Female Bank Owner in South Africa, Economic Empowerment Advocate, Founder and CEO of Young Women in Business Network (YWBN). She founded the Young Women in Business Network (YWBN) in 2009 to facilitate the empowerment of women by bringing together a network of black professionals and businesswomen to share experiences in […]
Dolphin Swim School secures funding for Aquatic Center in Lagos
Nigerian swim school focused on women and children has secured funding to build a first of its kind Aquatic Center in Lagos, Nigeria. The investment raised will be used to build a first of its kind aquatic center in Lagos Nigeria, with a state-of-the-art Standard Swimming Pool that will be available for Learn to Swim […]
#LLANews – Flora Mutahi appointed as the first female Board Chair of Kenya Private Sector Alliance
The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) has appointed Flora Mutahi as the first female Board Chair. She is part of the new leadership team unveiled at KEPSA’s 17th Annual General Meeting which was held virtually. Commenting on her appointment, Flora said, “My appointment as the first-ever female chair is a testimony to KEPSA taking […]
#LLABlog – Meet Lucy Quist, The First Ghanaian Female CEO in Telecommunications Industry
Lucy Quist is a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and the author of the book, ‘The Bold New Normal’. She is an international business leader focused on technology, transformation and thought leadership. She is the first Ghanaian woman to head a multinational telecommunications company as the former CEO of Airtel Ghana. Lucy has various business […]
#LLANews – Uche Ogboi becomes CEO of Lori Systems
Uche Ogboi has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Lori Systems. She joined the logistics startup in 2019, more than 2 years after it was launched in Nairobi. Coming from a venture capital and banking background, she became the trucking startup’s chief operating officer. Prior to her role at Lori Systems, Uche was […]
#LLABlog – Meet Dr. Shirley Jackson, the first African-American woman to earn a Doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Shirley Jackson is the President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). She holds a B.S. in Physics and a PhD in Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). She is the first African American woman to receive a doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In addition to the doctorate, Jackson has […]
#LLABlog – Meet Besa Mumba, Zambia’s Youngest Commercial Pilot
At the age of 19, ambitious teenager Besa Mumba became Zambia’s youngest commercial pilot. Mumba secured her dream job as a pilot flying with the nation’s scheduled airline, Proflight Zambia, which is at the forefront of training and nurturing young talent. According to Mumba, curiosity made her venture into an aviation career. Shortly after receiving […]
#LLANews – Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee appointed as the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Africa
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee of Ghana as Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO). Pobee succeeds Bintou Keita of Guinea, who took up a new assignment as the Secretary-General’s Special Representative in the Democratic Republic of the […]
#LLABlog – Deborah Ojengbede, CEO of AFEN group raises $1 million for her tech startup
Chief Executive Officer, AFEN Group, Deborah Ojengbede achieved a huge feat in the cryptocurrency world to have raised the sum of $1 million for her technology startup in just one day. Before joining AFEN Group, Deborah was a Business Analyst at Union Bank where she had been for five years implementing strategies for gathering, […]
#LLANews – United Bank for Africa Group appoints Caroline Anyanwu as new Board member
United Bank for Africa (UBA), the leading pan-African financial services institution, announced the appointment of Caroline Anyanwu to its Board of Directors, effective May 19, 2021. Caroline Anyanwu holds a First-Class degree in Statistics from the University of Ilorin in Nigeria and has worked extensively in the fields of accounting, taxation, credit risk, and banking […]