Namibia's First Lady Strikes a Chord with Youth on Engaging Power
"As a first lady, people tend to assume you don't know much, and I'm okay with that, as I'm not always in the mood to talk. It gives me time to observe people and power." So said Monica Geingos, businesswoman, lawyer, and Namibia's First Lady, speaking at the African Leadership Institute's virtual conference for International Youth Day, which coincided with the launch of the Institute's new report, Greater Inclusion of African Youth in Public Service and Governance.
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Namibia: First Lady Monica Geingos Urges Youth to Study Power to Gain Influence
allAfrica, 14 August 2020
"Watch how your political allies fight their enemies. Be careful of your allies, who use dirty tactics and de-campaign others. One day, when they disagree with you, they will use… Read more »
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Namibia: So You Want to Be a Politician? Learn From Namibia's First Lady Monica Geingos
allAfrica, 13 August 2020
Namibia's First Lady Monica Geingos gave the keynote address at the African Leadership Institute's virtual conference for International Youth Day, which coincided with the launch… Read more »
Documents
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Greater Inclusion of African Youth in Public Service and Governance - Report
- Author:
- African Leadership Institute
- Publisher:
- African Leadership Institute
- Publication Date:
- 13 August 2020
This report has come at an auspicious time. The world is grappling with the global pandemic, COVID-19 and this has caused dire health and ... see more »
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Young Africans see unemployment, corruption and political instability as the most pressing issues facing them, according to the African Youth Survey 2020. But when they were ... Read more »
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First Lady Monica Geingos has affirmed her country's successful fight against Aids as she and Irish philanthropist and musician, Sir Bob Geldof, were presented with the 2018 World ... Read more »
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Monica Kalondo Geingos has broken many barriers in her career. Now, married to Namibian President Hage Geingob, she aims to remove the barriers that mire most of her country's ... Read more »
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