Top 25 Most Powerful Women in C-Suite Impacting Business

Prof. Margaret Kobia was appointed to Cabinet in January 2018 to serve in the Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender. Widely referred to as “the guru of public service”, she provides policy direction and leadership to the Ministry’s mandate that includes public service reforms, transformation and service delivery; and gender equality and women empowerment programming.

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Top 25 Most Powerful Women in C-Suite Impacting Business

Edith Chumba's banking style is underpinned on her passion for service excellence and has anchored most of the business decisions on customer feedback. The bank is committed to building a service culture that is focused on addressing client needs.

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Selection criteria for Top 25 Most Powerful Women in C-Suite Impacting Business

The selection panel poured through hundreds of literature and websites looking for the individuals with the full package: first in was humility and empathy, then communication strategies, followed by charisma, passion, personality and culture fit, all important and high-ranking desirable traits normally needed to back up a proven career and human relations track record.

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Independence is at the heart of the African Development Bank’s ability to be effective

By Kalu Ojah, Professor of Finance & Deputy Head of School, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand. Independence is a cardinal pillar for organisations that are set up to…

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Read more about the article Shutting down the internet doesn’t work – but governments keep doing it
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Shutting down the internet doesn’t work – but governments keep doing it

Online spaces have become the platform for various forms of political expression that many states especially those with authoritarian leanings consider subversive.

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Let us strive to increase women’s participation in industry

By increasing the participation of women in industry we, directly and indirectly, seek to achieve our overall economic goals in terms of increasing employment opportunities, advancing skills and innovation and providing them with financial security for themselves and their families, which results in better living conditions for the entire community.

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Read more about the article Football and politics: when Algeria won the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
Algerian players lift the Afcon trophy

Football and politics: when Algeria won the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations

Following on the heels of Bouteflika’s resignation amid massive protests and the nomination of a caretaker president, the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations came in the right time.

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