Clémentine Shakembo Kamanga

Clémentine Shakembo Kamanga (born 25 January 1950) is a Congolese diplomat and writer. She has served as Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) to countries including Germany, Hungary and Poland.

Biography Kamanga was born on 25 January 1950 in Lusambo. She speaks English, French and Portuguese.

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. She encouraged German eco-tourism to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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

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