Sem Mandela Uutoni

Sem Mandela Uutoni currently works on regional integration in the Office of the Chairperson at the African Union Commission in Addis Abba, Ethiopia. Sem Mandela holds a bachelor’s degree in Regional and Rural Development and a master’s degree in Regional Development and Environmental Economics (Summa Cum Laude). In November 2016, he was awarded an excellence award by the Central Bank of Hungary in recognition of his outstanding academic achievements (4.0/4.0 GPA). Sem Mandela is the national bestselling author of The Extraordinary Aftermath, published in 2017. Sem Mandela Uutoni was part of the Third Session of the Namibian Youth Parliament in 2011, and he founded the Oshakati Junior Town Council that same year. Sem Mandela is a 2017 Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leader, 2016 UNESCO-APCEIU Global Citizenship Education Leader, 2016 Aspire Academy Fellow, and 2016 Preparing Global Leaders Institute Fellow. He is a founding member and head of legal and business development at Truth Tone Publishing and Review, a Namibian Publishing Company. Upon completion of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Sem Mandela will establish a leadership institution, which will provide a platform for young people to develop and hone their potential and empower them to be active contributors to socio-economic progression in their communities.