Clémentine Shakembo Kamanga

Kamanga was born on 25 January 1950 in Lusambo.^[1] She speaks English, French and Portuguese.^[2]

Kamanga holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in Psychology from the Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis. In 1976, she joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where she worked in the Department of Multilateral Relations and then in the Department of International Organizations.^[1][2]

In 1979, Kamanga completed a traineeship in International Relations with the United Nations in Moscow, Russia. In 1984, she completed a course in International Relations at the European Institute of Public Administration in Paris.^[1][2]

In 2001, Kamanga cofounded the "Multidisciplinary Group of Congolese Women."^[1][2] She is also an honorary member of the environmental protection Non-governmental organization (NGO) "Propre."^[1][2]

In 2009, Kamanga was honoured at the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Séminaire Politico-Stratégique.^[1][2] Kamanga served as Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo to Germany.^[3][4][5][6] She encouraged German eco-tourism to the Democratic Republic of Congo.^[7][8]

Since 10 October 2022, Kamanga has served as Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo to the Republic of Poland and Hungary,^[9] presenting her credentials to the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda.^[10][11] As Ambassador, she has promoted investment opportunities in Congo with the Polish Chamber of Commerce (KiG)^[12] and has attended meetings with the Polish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development regarding potential partnership opportunities for agricultural development between the nations.^[13]

Kamanga has self-published an autobiography about her life as a diplomat, released in 2021.^[14]