African Corporate Governance Network launched
Today (16 Oct) saw the launch of the African Corporate Governance Network in Mauritius,, with Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Kenya steps up corporate governance
Kenya is stepping up corporate governance and the Capital Markets Authority has appointed a 9-member Capital Markets Corporate Governance Committee.
Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority regulator proposes corporate governance law
Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority has drafted proposals on corporate governance and is waiting for approval so they can be gazetted and become law.
Nigerian SE: CEO Onyema in full charge
The new Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Oscar Onyema, had taken up office on 4 April, but the SEC had asked for a one-month transitional period. Interim Administrator Emmanuel Ikhazoboh, appointed in August 2010 by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), bowed out on 28 April.