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| name = Maureen Nkandu | |||
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| birth_name = Maureen Mumbi Nkandu | |||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|05|01}} | |||
| birth_place = [[Lusaka]] | |||
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*[[Faxon Nkandu]] (father) | |||
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| occupation = Journalist <br> TV presenter <br>Communication expert | |||
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'''Maureen Mumbi Nkandu''' (born 1st May 1967 in [[Lusaka]]) is a [[Zambia]]n international [[journalist]] and communications expert. She began her career at the [[ZNBC|Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC)]] aged 18. She is daughter of the late veteran journalist and lecturer, [[Faxon Nkandu]], a former News Editor of the [[Times of Zambia]]. | |||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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Six years later, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) appointed Maureen as Regional Communications Adviser for East and Southern Africa. And after nearly four years at the UNDP, Maureen was again head-hunted in 2012 by the African Union’s NEPAD Agency as Head of Communications. | Six years later, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) appointed Maureen as Regional Communications Adviser for East and Southern Africa. And after nearly four years at the UNDP, Maureen was again head-hunted in 2012 by the African Union’s NEPAD Agency as Head of Communications. | ||
In December 2014, she came back home to Zambia working for the World Bank as a Senior Communications Expert. She has also conducted training for public relations practitioners and under the | In December 2014, she came back home to Zambia working for the World Bank as a Senior Communications Expert. She has also conducted training for public relations practitioners and under the Airtel Media Excellence programme. | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
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* [[Doreen Mukanzo]] | * [[Doreen Mukanzo]] | ||
* [[Kenneth Maduma]] | * [[Kenneth Maduma]] | ||
* [[Innocent Kalaluka]] | |||
==Main references== | ==Main references== | ||
