Joining us for this episode is Mr Jacob Stensdal. Mr Jacob Stensdal is the Deputy Head of Mission at the Royal Danish Embassy in South Africa. The Embassy also covers Denmark’s bilateral relations with Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Mr Jacob Stensdal has i.a. previously held the positions of Political and Press Advisor at Invest in Denmark and Senior Advisor on Mashrek in the Middle East and North Africa Department in Copenhagen. He was also previously posted as special advisor on development and trade to the Danish Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, and has been working with the Danish Embassy and the Deepening Democracy Programme in Uganda.

Mr. Jacob Stensdal holds a Master of Political Science from University of Aarhus Denmark. He is married and has three children.

Contact

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