#LLABlog – CityBlock, Co-Founded by Toyin Ajayi, becomes latest Black-led company to achieve unicorn status
Toyin Ajayi is Chief Health Officer of Cityblock Health, a New York-based health and social services company focused on enabling a path to healthier communities through a digitally-enabled, integrated medical, behavioural health and social service delivery model for low-income Medicaid populations with complex needs. The company, which was co-founded by Dr Toyin Ajayi, has become […]
#LLABlog – Meet Bogolo Joy Kenewendo, the youngest minister in Botswana’s history
Bogolo J. Kenewendo is an African economist and Managing Director of Kenewendo Advisory. She is the former Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry of Botswana and makes history as the youngest cabinet minister in Botswana. She holds an MSc in International Economics from the University of Sussex (UK) through the prestigious Chevening Scholarship. She is […]
#LLANews – Bella Disu appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Abumet Nigeria Ltd
Bella Disu was appointed as the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Abumet Nigeria Limited, a glass and aluminium manufacturing company effective on January 1st, 2021. In 2004, she joined Globacom, where she currently provides strategic leadership as the Executive Vice Chairman of the foremost multinational telecommunications company operating in Nigeria and Ghana. In […]
#LLABlog – Meet Monica Musonda, a Zambian entrepreneur and Founder of Java Foods
Corporate Lawyer turned entrepreneur, Monica Musonda is the Founder of Java Foods, a Zambian based food-processing company that provides affordable nutrition to the Southern African market. Java Foods was founded in 2012 by Monica Musonda, with the vision of manufacturing nutritious food products using locally acquired raw materials at affordable prices. Initially, Java focused […]
#LLANews – Tolulope Falola appointed as Managing Director of Energy First Limited
Tolulope Falola was appointed as the Managing Director of Energy First Limited. Prior to this appointment, Tolulope was the Regional Business Development Manager of Sterling and Wilson. Tolulope is an experienced Business Development and Commercial Executive with a vast knowledge of the Oil, Gas and Power sector (Upstream/Downstream, EPC). She offers a combination of techno-commercial […]
#LLANews – Hadiza Bala Usman re-appointed as Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority
President Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Hadiza Bala Usman as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for another term of 5 years. This follows the expected expiration of the tenure of Usman, who was first appointed as the Managing Director on July 12, 2016. Prior to her appointment as the Managing […]
#LLANews – UN Secretary-General Appoints Bintou Keita of Guinea as Special Representative in Democratic Republic of Congo
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announces the appointment of Bintou Keita of Guinea as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). She succeeds Leila Zerrougui of Algeria, who will complete her assignment next month, and to whom the Secretary-General is deeply grateful […]
#LLABlog – Meet Dorcas Muthoni, a Kenyan technology leader and innovator on the African continent
Dorcas Muthoni is an entrepreneur, computer scientist, and founder of OpenBusiness Africa and OpenWorld. OpenBusiness Africa, a business transforming African enterprises through technology. OpenBusiness Africa Limited is running an omnichannel retail trade platform that enables Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) to digitize their record-keeping and operations using a mobile-first approach. She was inspired to […]
#LLANews – Iroghama Obuoforibo appointed as CEO of Starzs Investment Company Limited
Iroghama Obuoforibo becomes the Chief Executive Officer of the renowned Starzs Investment Company Limited (SICL) upon the retirement of her father, Engr. Greg Ogbeifun. The board of directors of SICL has approved her appointment with effect from Febuary 1, 2021. Starz Investment Company Limited (SICL) has grown to be one of Nigeria’s foremost indigenous […]
#LLABlog – Patricia Obozuwa: Landing The Moon And Not A Fraction Less
It is easy to imagine that the easy-going Patricia Obozuwa would know all about success. It is the umpteenth time we are trying to make a connection, and it seems like virtual interference does not want us to win at this. I ask if we should move our interview to the following day, but […]