Anne-Marie Dias Borges

Anne-Marie Dias Borges (born 18 December 1976) is a Franco-Cape-Verdean journalist and radio and television host. She currently works as a Senior Broadcast Journalist and Presenter for BBC Business TV, position she has held since 2016.

Biography Early life and education Anne-Marie Dias Borges was born in Riom, France, on 18 December 1976, daughter of Cape-Verdean parents from the island of Santiago. Her early years were spent between the French Alps and Nice, where she attended high school at Lycée d’Etat Estienne d’Orves, on the French Riviera.

In 1997, she moved to London and obtained in 2000 a Bachelor of Arts in African Studies at the University of London, combined with Development Studies and Portuguese and Japanese from the School of Oriental. She additionally obtained that same year syllabuses in Literature of Portuguese Africa and History of Portuguese Africa from King's College at the University of London in London, United Kingdom.

Career Anne-Marie began her career in 2002 at BBC Afrique radio. Recognized for her dynamic personality during her 9 years at this network, she was voted "Most popular presenter" on numerous occasions.

In 2015, she joined Africa24 TV, mostly considered as the African "CNN", in Paris, where she worked as chief information officer and TV Anchor. She notably hosted a weekly political TV debate called "Polititia", a show watched by millions of viewers.

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Anne-Marie Dias Borges has been the Master of ceremony for many relevant international conferences over the past several years, she has travelled all over the world to host events and manage campaigns.

Philanthropic In 2010 and 2011, she has organized two successful anti-drugs campaigns in Cabo Verde, in partnership with the government and the United Nations. One of the highlights of the last campaign was the release of a popular song "Ka bo usa" ("Don’t use"), which she co-wrote with Cape-Verdean Award-winning artist Johnny Ramos. 2020 : 500 Africadoers (Tropics Magazine) 2021 : Top 20 Inspirational Women of the African Diaspora Professional Women in Europe (ADIPWE), ranked sixth.

Notable events Year Conference Position Location Notes2015 Rebranding Africa Forum Master of Ceremony Brussels, Belgium Francophonie Economic ForumPanel ModeratorParis, France 2016 African Business Lawyer's Club Conference Rebranding Africa Forum Master of Ceremony Brussels, Belgium 2017 Afrobytes Conference Panel Moderator Paris, France Portuguese Africa, African Conference Invited Guest speaker Cambridge University Believe in Africa Conference Panel Moderator Marrakesh, Morocco Africa Time for a New Deal Conference Master of Ceremony Paris, France International Construction Industry Summit Panel Moderator Dakar, Senegal West African Economic and Monetary ConferenceMaster of Ceremony Lomé, Togo 2019 The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative Summit Abidjan, Ivory Coast Women in Business – Africa CEO Forum Paris, France 2019 Development Finance Forum Abidjan, Ivory Coast Annual Meetings of the World Bank Moderator for IDA-19 New York City 2020 Africa DayMaster of Ceremony Dakar, Senegal World Bank’s J-CAP 2020 Abidjan, Ivory Coast The WAN (Worldwide Afro Network) Show Host 6 webinars by the Africa CEO Forum Master of Ceremony The Quarantine Chronicles with Tim ReidGuest Raw Real Talks with Mariama Camara Launch of "The Pulse" by the World Bank Host African Insurance Awards 2020 Host 2021 World Bank's Spring Meetings, Covid-19 EU-Africa Green Talks High-Level Virtual Dialogue on Feeding Africa: Leadership to scale up successful innovations