Clarence Yongo

Clarence Yongo is a Cameroonian journalist and television host. A feminist, she founded a 100% female television channel. She successfully led a presidential candidacy in Central Africa.

Biography

Early life Clarence Yongo discovered journalism within the journalism club at Tsinga High School in the political capital, Yaoundé. She holds a master's degree in Information and Communication Sciences from the Higher School of Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies ESSTIC.

She worked at Canal 2 International and Sweet FM until 2018, after sixteen years of loyal service.

Career After being recruited by Sweet FM in 2002, Clarence Yongo later launched the specialized journal Mama. She also founded companies specializing in e-reputation and communication.

In 2013, she became a consultant on structuring projects in Cameroon. In political communication, Clarence Yongo worked for key figures in the ruling party, the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement.

In 2017, she worked on the image of the candidate in the Cameroonian presidential election 2018, Serge Espoir Matomba.

In 2020, she had a new professional experience when she was appointed campaign director for Mrs. Yeli Monique Kam, a candidate in the presidential election in Burkina Faso.

Awards

2021: Winner of the SESHAT Prize for Female Courage in Cameroonian Journalism

Controversy

2021: She stated, "the place of a rapist is in prison and not on a television set," referring to the presenter Yves de Mbella.