Dominique Tchimbakala

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Dominique Tchimbakala (born 1977) is a Congolese journalist and television presenter, who is a news anchor for TV5Monde.

She was born in France to parents who were originally from the Republic of Congo. [1] In 1987 the family returned to the Republic of Congo and she attended Saint-Exupéry High School in Brazzaville. [1] She returned to France to study for a BA in History and an MA in Political Science at University of Paris X-Nanterre. [1] In 2021 she graduated from HEC Paris with an Executive MBA. [2]

Tchimbakala presented for local television in Nantes before moving to work at the Centre for Training and Development of Journalists in Paris (CFPJ). [1] Since 2000 she has worked for a number of French media organisations, including: France 2, France 5, BFMTV, Jeune Afrique. [1] In 2017 she became a news anchor for Jeune Afrique on TV5Monde, which is the most popular French-language news programme in Africa. [2] She has been outspoken about the lack of black workers in news production in France. [3]

In 2018 she was appointed as the President of the Global Association of French High School Alumni (Union-ALFM). [4]

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