Clémentine Shakembo Kamanga
Clémentine Shakembo Kamanga was born on 25 January 1950. She is an ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo to Germany.
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Biography
Kamanga served abroad at the Embassies of the (then) Republic of Zaire in Washington D.C. (1980-1984) and Lisbon (1988-2000). She later headed the America, Asia, and Oceania Section (2002-2007) and was an advisor to the Foreign Minister. She speaks French, English and Portuguese.
Education
She obtained a degree and masters of Psychology in the University of Paris VIII. Ms. Kamanga completed a traineeship in International Relations with the UN in Moscow in 1979. In 1984 she completed a course on International Relations again in Paris, this time at the International Institute of Public Administration.
Notable Work
In 2009 Kamanga was honored at the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Séminaire Politico-Stratégique and the 4th Stage of Senior executives for the Missions Leadership in Peacekeeping.
An active feminist, Ms Kamanga was co-founder in 2001 of the Provost Marshal / ASBL (Multidisciplinary Group of Congolese Women), and is an honorary member of the NGO “Propre”, operating in the field of environmental protection. H. E. Kamanga has contributed to publications, including a book on the contribution of women to the process of national development - “L’apport de la Femme dans le Processus de Development National”, and “Penser le Pouvoir”.
Futher Infotmation
ICD Lecture at Congo Embassy Event (Berlin, March 2014).
ICD Interview (Berlin, March 2011).
