According to Prince Akpah, Managing Director of Avance Media, the list is focused on women who are leading various initiatives across the continent and seeks to present them as role models for the younger generation. She was appointed Namibia’s deputy minister of information, communication and technology in March 2020, as part of Hage Geingob's second term cabinet. To attend meetings such as these, senior members of organisations have priority and it is difficult to source funds to participate. By using this website, we assume that you give your consent to this policy.
Earlier in October 2017, she was appointed as youth commissioner at Namibia`s National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Sexual and gender based violence, youth unemployment, inequality and poverty are regional predicaments, all of which are prevalent in Namibia. Emma Theofelus . || Secretary-General, (COMESA), Dorothy Tembo || Ag. Prior to her appointment as Namibia’s deputy minister of ICT, beginning from 2019, she worked as legal officer at the directorate of legal services of the country’s Ministry of Justice, dealing with international humanitarian law, mutual legal assistance, and international cooperation, amongst others. IITA-CARE study says rural women farmers contribute more to Cameroon’s local economy, OPPORTUNITY | African Union Youth Envoy Youth Silencing the Gun Award 2020 for young peacebuilders in Africa, OP-ED | Africa needs market-creating innovation, By Carl Manlan & Efosa Ojomo, Pre-Tana Forum 2020: IPSS hosts dialogue on private sector’s role in AfCFTA implementation, OP-ED | Africa’s peace and prosperity begin at home, By Abiy Ahmed, OP-ED | The AU-EU Summit didn’t prove immune to COVID-19 – but that may be a blessing in disguise, By Geert Laporte, NFNV Nigeria calls for sustainable economic plans against COVID-19 in Africa, INTERVIEW | How AU ECOSOCC is supporting Africa’s response to COVID-19 – Kyeretwie Osei. As the only young Namibian voice at the recently concluded Southern African Development Community – Civil Society Forum (SADC – CSF), I felt strongly that I needed to make the voice of Namibian youth heard and to describe the complex issues facing Namibia’s young people and women. However, the appointment caused some criticism from the Namibian old guard who questioned her competence and experience. Profile Picture Profile Picture. “As a former debater and law graduate, you can expect robust debates in parliament. I am grateful to the Commonwealth Foundation and the Economic Justice Network for the collaborative effort in making it possible for me to be heard. View Tuyenikelao Nuuyoma’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. I attended as one of six country representatives from the Southern African Alliance on Youth Employment (SAAYE).

In honour of women’s month, I handed over sanitary pads to girls from the WJD Cloete Combined School in Rietoog. In her role, she was tasked with assisting in leading public communication on preventative steps against Namibia's COVID19 pandemic. Executive Director, International Trade Centre, EghosaOriaikhiMabhena || CEO, Puma Energy Africa, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf || Founder, EJS Center, Elsie S. Kanza || Head of Africa, World Economic Forum, Emma Theofelus || Deputy Minister, Namibia, Faith Osier (Prof) || President, International Union of Immunological Societies, FatouBomBensouda || Chief Prosecutor, International Criminal Court, Françoise Remarck || Chairman, Canal+ Cote D’Ivoire, GraçaMachel || Founder, GracaMachel Trust, Grace NalediMandisaPandor || Minister, International Relations and Cooperation, Hajer Sharief || Co-Founder, Together We Build it, HalaZayed (Dr.) || Minister, Health and Population (Egypt), Halima Dangote || Executive Director, Dangote Group, IfeyinwaUgochukwu || CEO, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Ilwad Elman || Director, Elman Peace and Human Rights Center, Irene Charnley || Founder, Smile Communications, Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang (Prof) || Chancellor, Women’s University in Africa and NDC Running Mate, Jewel Howard Taylor (H.E) || Vice President, Liberia, Juliet Ehimuan || Director, Google West Africa, KamissaCamara || Secretary-General, Mali Presidency, LallaMoulayeEzzedine || Chairman, Bank of Africa Côte d’Ivoire, LaureenKouassi-Olsson || Regional Head, Amethis, Leila Bouamatou || Managing Director, BANK OF MAURITANIA GENERAL, Louise Mushikiwabo || Secretary General, Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, Lucy Quist || Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Morgan Stanley, Lydia Nsekera || Member, International Olympic Committee, Maggie Kigozi || Chairperson, Africa Scout Foundation, MamokgethiPhakeng (Prof) || Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Town, Martine Coffi-Studer || Chairperson, Bolloré Transport & Logistics, Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti (Dr) || Regional Director for Africa, WHO, MeleneRossouw || Founder, Women Lead Movement, Mimi Kalinda || CEO, Africa Communications Media Group, Monica Geingos (H.E) || First Lady, Republic of Namibia, Nana AsantewaAfadzinu || Executive Director, WASCI, Nathalie Akon Gabala || Regional Head, Mastercard Foundation, NdidiOkonkwoNwuneli || Founder, LEAP Africa, NgoziOkonjoIweala || Board Chair, Gavi Alliance, NompumeleloThembekileMadisa || CEO, Bidvest Group, OlajumokeAdenowo || Founder, AD Consulting, PhumzileMlambo-Ngcuka (Dr) || Executive Director, UN Women, Racheal Njoroge || Managing Director, Cummins, RaychelleOmamo || Minister, Foreign Affairs (Kenya), Rita Bissoonauth || Head, AU International Centre for Girls and Women’s Education, Sahle-Work Zewde (H.E) || President, Ethiopia, Shirley AyorkorBotchwey || Minister, Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration (Ghana), SisiNtombela ||Premier, Free State (South Africa), Sola David-Borha || Group CEO, Standard Bank Africa, Stella Nyanzi (Dr.) || Convenor, Women’s Protest Uganda, Sylvia Mulinge || Chief Customer Officer, Safaricom, ToyinSanni || CEO, Emerging Africa Capital, ToyinSaraki || Founder, Wellbeing Foundation Africa, Vera Daves De Sousa || Minister, Finance (Angola), Vera Songwe (Dr) || Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Wala’aEssam Al-Boushi || Minister, Youth and Sport (Sudan), Wanjira Mathai || Vice President & Regional Director for Africa, World Resources Institute, Winnie Byanyima || Executive Director, UNAIDS, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed || Minister, Finance (Nigeria).

ANALYSIS | Why is Nigeria foot-dragging on the AfCFTA? PROFILE | Emma Theofelus: Twenty-three-year-old Namibian activist turned Africa`s youngest minister Abdullahi Tsanni April 13, 2020 The appointment of twenty-three-year-old Emma Theofelus as Member of Parliament and deputy minister for Information and Communications Technology in the Republic of Namibia made her the country’s youngest MP cum … Youth however make up 60% of the total population in the SADC region. The forum added to my insight on shared identity by showing me it exists regionally too.
Emma Theofelus: Twenty-three-year-old Namibian activist now Africa`s youngest minister On March 23, Emma Theofelus, the 23-year-old Namibian lawyer and social justice activist, was appointed by President Hage Geingob of Namibia as his country’s deputy minister for ICT. At around the same period and until 2015, she was a member of the Namibian Children’s Parliament, starting as deputy speaker and later becoming the parliament’s speaker. INVESTIGATION | Out of school children: Nigeria’s ticking time-bomb, IEA Expo 2019: Harnessing ICT capabilities for improved access, quality of education in Africa, INTERVIEW:“I am passionate about women’s financial empowerment”, Trafficking in Persons Day 2020: UNODC spotlights…, INDEPTH | Day Ghana handed over the AfCFTA…, CAFOR advocates increased partnership for improved…, OP-ED | Reviving the World Trade Organization, By…, OP-ED | Transforming Africa’s agriculture, By Tony Blair, INTERVIEW | Only Few AU countries have domesticated Agenda 2063; many yet to account for it – Nombulelo Mbokazi, OP-ED | It’s time for Africa’s maternal mortality battle to go digital, By Patricia Obo-Nai. Accra, Ghana, August 18, 2020//-Leading African PR & Rating firm, Avance Media has announced its second annual publication on Africa’s most prominent women dubbed the 2020 100 Most Influential African Women. There are not that many events where civil society converge in the region to talk about the diverse problems we face. Pandemics can result in women and girls losing access to hygiene pro... ducts.