MIKE BENEDI

Mrs Linah Mohohlo is the Governor of the Bank of Botswana, having been appointed in 1999, following a 23-year career, during which she worked in several operational and policy areas of the Bank. She has also worked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and, in her capacity as Governor of the IMF for Botswana, she has been a member of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), representing the Africa Group 1 Constituency which comprises more than 20 English speaking sub-Saharan Africa countries.

Mrs Mohohlo serves in Boards of major corporations in Botswana and abroad. Among her international engagements was the appointment as Eminent Person in 2001 by the former Secretary General of the United Nations (Kofi Annan) to oversee the evaluation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa, and recommend the way foward. She was later appointed by the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Tony Blair) to the Commission for Africa with a mandate to address Africa's poverty and stagnation challenges; the Commission's report (Our Common Interest) was published in 2005. She is a member of the Steering Committee of the Africa Emerging Markets Forum, and a member of the Africa Progress Panel together with, among others, Kofi Annan (Chairman), former Prime Minister Tony Blair, former IMF Managing Director Michel Camdessus and Professor Muhammad Yunus (the founder of Grameen Bank and Nobel Laureate). Mrs Mohohlo is a member of the Investment Committee of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund, having been appointed by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in 2008.

Linah Mohohlo is a recipient of several awards, among which are: The Banker Magazine's Central Bank Governor of the Year (2001) for Africa and the Middle East, Euromoney's Emerging Markets Central Bank Governor of the Year for Sub-Saharan Africa (2003), Presidential Order of Honour (2004) - Botswana's highest public service award in recognition of efficient and devoted service, Botswana's American Embassy's Vanguard Woman Leader (2004), African Times Africa Leadership Award (2007), African Banker's Banking Regulator of the Year (2007), and Euromoney's Emerging Markets Central Bank Governor of the Year (2008).

Mrs Mohohlo has read accounting and business, economics, finance and investments at the University of Botswana, The George Washington University (Washington DC) and University of Exeter (UK), and has undertaken the Executive Management study programme of Yale University. She has authored, presented and published a number of papers/book chapters mainly in economics, finance, reserves management and governance.

Source:http://www.bankofbotswana.bw/index.php/content/2009102212149-governor

Tony Elumelu (b. in 1964) is the Group Managing Director /Chief Executive of United Bank for Africa (UBA).He is one of the most outstanding African entrepreneurs.

In November 2006, he won the "African Business Leader of the year award". October 2007, UBA and Tony Elumelu won The" Emerging Global Bank award,".UBA won the award in recognition of the bank's global expansion plans beyond Nigeria to other parts of Africa. The bank, which in addition to Ghana has obtained regional banking licenses in East and Central Africa, is determined to make true its vision of being a role model for African businesses.
Tony Elumelu is also President of the West African Bankers Association (WABA), Chairman of Board of ValuCard Nigeria Plc, and a board member of Central Securities Clearing Systems Limited (CSCS - a subsidiary of the NSE) and United Bank for Africa (Ghana) Limited among many others. He is strongly afro-centric and is driven by his vision of creating an institution which will be "a role model for African business". I believe he has achieved this vision.He built his career & succes through hard work and dedication.

He holds honours degree at both graduate and post-graduate levels in Economics. Tony obtained additional academic exposures from the prestigious business schools of Harvard, USA and IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Mr. Elumelu is great role model for young Africans today.”
he well-read Elumelu came into the banking industry prepared. First, he bagged a Bachelor's degree in economics from the Bendel State University (now Ambrose Alli University ). Thereafter, he proceeded to the University of Lagos for a Master's degree programme also in economics. Years later he attended courses at the famous Harvard Business School , USA . He is an alumnus of both the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) and the International Institute of Management Development (IMD) Lausanne Switzerland .

The STB boss began his banking career with Union Bank of Nigeria plc as a Youth Corps member in 1985. Having cut his career teeth, the young man moved to AllStates Trust Bank (1988-1995) where he held various important positions. He left core banking briefly in 1995 to become executive director of Linkage Assurance Company and chief executive of BGL Limited; an asset management company.

Before long, he returned to mainstream banking operation as executive director, Continental Trust Bank Limited, a position he relinquished in 1995 to join STB as managing director. He is also a director of ADIC and Standard Global Services Limited and Chairman of STB Capital Markets and Verticom Wireless, Flame Petroleum and Gas Limited; Standard Alliance Insurance Company Limited; all subsidiaries of STB.

In 1999, Elemelu was appointed into Nigerian Presidential Policy Advisory Committee. , he was made member of the Federal Government Privatisation Council Sub-committee (on basic metals). And only a few months ago, he served on the Presidential Committee on Interest Rate Moderation in the economy.

Tony Elumelu is married to Vivian Awele, a medical doctor and specialist pediatrician.

Source:http://www.africansuccess.org/visuFiche.php?id=467&lang=en

Dr. James Njuguna Mwangi, MBS serves as Director of Risk Management at African Export-Import Bank.
Dr. Mwangi serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Equity Bank Limited. Dr. Mwangi serves as Head of Risk Management at The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Limited. Mr. Mwangi provides leadership to the Risk Management department focusing on implementation of the enterprise risk policy and monitoring The Co-operative Bank's compliance to the Basel II requirements. He has wide experience in the banking industry spanning over 18 years. He serves as a Director at Equity Bank Limited. In recognition of the successful and unique business model and outstanding leadership, the Kenya Methodist University and Kenyatta University awarded Dr. Mwangi with an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration (Honoris Causa) and Doctor of Humane Letters (Honoris Causa) respectively. He has been Director of British-American Insurance Co., (Kenya) Ltd since July 26, 2006. Dr. Mwang is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA (K). He holds a Bachelor of Philosophy from Urbanian University of Rome and a Diploma in Social Studies from Oxford University in the United Kingdom and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Wales.

Source:http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=29479062&ticker=EQBNK:KN&previousCapId=36270776&previousTitle=Helios%20Investment%20Partners%20LLP

Mr. Arnold Ekpe has been Group Chief Executive Officer of Ecobank Transnational, Inc., and its subsidiary, Ecobank Group since 2005. Mr. Ekpe is an Investment Professional of African Capital Alliance. He has over 28 years of African and international banking experience having also worked in Europe, South Africa and West Africa for Citibank and First Chicago. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Ecobank Group at Ecobank Nigeria Plc. He served as the Group Chief Executive Officer of Ecobank Transnational, Inc. from 1996 to 2001 when he left to join United Bank for Africa, one of the top three banks in Nigeria where he served as its Chief Executive Officer from 2002 to 2004. He served as Vice President and Head of Africa Trade and Corporate Finance for Sub-Sahara Africa for Citibank. Mr. Ekpe executed landmark trade and corporate finance deals in West and Southern Africa. He serves as Chairman of Dorman Long Engineering Limited. He serves as a Director of Ecobank Transnational, Inc., and Ecobank Group. He served as Director of Ecobank Nigeria Plc since September 15, 2006. Mr. Ekpe holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering (1st class honours) and Business Administration from Manchester University and Manchester Business School respectively.

Source:http://www.africasia.com/pdf/AfricanBankerAwardNominees.pdf

Joseph Albert Malula (December 12, 1917—June 14, 1989) was a Congolese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Kinshasa from 1964 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969.
Pope Paul VI created him Cardinal Priest of Ss. Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica in the consistory of April 28, 1969. Malula was the first cardinal from Zaire. At a Mass in 1970, at which President Mobutu was present, the Cardinal claimed that Zaire's ruling class was enriching itself and ignoring the people's misery[1]. In 1971, despite being an advocate of African culture, he also expressed his disapproval of Christians giving up their baptismal names in an article in the Catholic weekly magazine, Afrique Chrétienneafter, following the renaming of the Republic of the Congo as the Zaire Republic[2]. President Mobutu subsequently removed the Cardinal from his government-owned residence and suspended the magazine for six months.
Malula was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the conclaves of August and October 1978, which selected Popes John Paul I and John Paul II respectively. He supported Albino Cardinal Luciani at the August conclave, and even gave him a public embrace before he was elected[3]. Before the October conclave began, he spoke of the Vatican's pomp, saying, "All that imperial paraphernalia. All that isolation of the Pope. All that medieval remoteness and inheritance that makes Europeans think that the Church is only Western. All that tightness that makes them fail to understand that young countries like mine want something different. They want simplicity. They want Jesus Christ. All that, all that must change"[4].
Cardinal Malula died at a Leuven hospital in Belgium, at the age of 71. He is buried in Notre Dame du Congo Cathedral in Kinshasa.

http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmalula.html

Abbé Mpundu born in 1951,Kinshasa,close to Cardinal Joseph Albert Malula,archbishop in Kinshasa from 1964 to 1989.His main passion is for social justice and human rights

Source:http://www.curiosphere.tv/afriques/html/14_annexes_04.htm

Dr Richard Sezibera is the Secretary General of the East African Community
Dr. Richard Sezibera was born on 5 June, 1964 in Kigali, Rwanda.

He was educated in Burundi, and Uganda, graduating in human medicine and surgery from Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda in 1989.

Dr. Sezibera then practiced in Mbaya Hospital, and the hospital of Mbele in Uganda, in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology before joining the Rwandan Patriotic Army. He served as a field medical officer for the Rwandan Patriotic Army until l994, rising to the rank of Major in the armed forces. In July 1994, Dr. Sezibera was appointed physician to the President of the Republic of Rwanda and also served as military aide to the President. In l995, he became a Member of Parliament. He was elected President of the Parliamentary Commission on Social Affairs, which exercised oversight over the government departments mandated to deal with issues of health, education, social security, the environment, youth programs, the disabled, and the promotion of gender equality. He also served as a member of the Commission on Defense and National Security.

Dr. Sezibera was appointed Ambassador to Washington in May 1999 with concurrent accreditation to Mexico, Argentina and Brazil. Dr. Richard is married to Mrs. Eustochie Sezibera nee Agazaro and has four children, one daughter and three sons.

Dr. Sezibera is widely traveled and has been a participant and speaker at a number of international conferences. Dr. Sezibera is a member of the Rwanda Medical Association.

Source:http://www.nonhores.com/ref-country-rwa.php