Samba Yonga

Samba Yonga is a Zambian transnational communications expert, cultural curator, and media innovator with over 15 years of experience shaping narratives across Africa and internationally. She is the Managing Partner of Ku-Atenga Media and Co-Founder of the Women's History Museum of Zambia. Known for her work as editorial director of The Big Issue Zambia, she has contributed to several regional and international publications and has been recognised for her leadership in cultural diplomacy and communication strategy. In 2017, she was named one of Destiny magazine’s "Power of 40" most influential women in Africa.

Career Samba Yonga first became interested in journalism after she won a prize for a short story she had written. She attended college and whilst there worked part-time for a local newspaper. She was then appointed to run the relaunched Trendsetters youth magazine. Yonga was editorial director of The Big Issue Zambia magazine, which was launched by the International Network of Street Papers in 2007.

Yonga began the Narratives of Silenced Voices to research and publish the stories of African women from history. The project was run in conjunction with the , a women's history museum in Sweden, and Zambian activist Mulenga Kapwepwe. has worked with Swedish ethnographers to facilitate the digital repatriation of Zambian cultural objects and artefacts.

Yonga writes a blog on WordPress. She was named one of Destiny's "Power of 40" most influential women in Africa of 2017.