Ms Chido Mpemba

Co-chair, WHO Commission on Social Connection

Chido Mpemba is an alumni of the Emerging Security Sector Leaders Program from the Africa Center of Strategic Studies at the U.S National Defense University and Alumni of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative as a former Mandela Washington Fellow. A former corporate banker, she has developed as a public policy expert with a focus on Public Health, Climate Change, Education, Democratic Governance and Digital Literacy.

As the current African Union Youth Commissioner, Chido Mpemba is the youngest diplomat in the African Union Chairperson’s Cabinet. She leads on youth affairs, fronting the voices of over 870 million youth across the Governments in Africa as the African Union Special Envoy on Youth.

A sought-after global moderator, she has moderated high-level events including for the United Nation . As a young thought leader, she has published opinion pieces with the World Economic Forum, Google, featured on META's "Africa's Rising Stars" Series and BBC’s Focus on Africa Documentary. Chido is a commissioner under the Climate Governance Commission which is chaired by the former President of Ireland and Chair of the Elders, a Leadership Council Member for Africa Reach Chaired by the President of Africa First Ladies and the First Lady of Namibia and Global Leadership Council Member of Generation Unlimited.