Marie-Roger Biloa is a Cameroonian magazine editor, television show host, journalist, filmmaker and president of various community-oriented initiatives. She lives in France, from where she hosts a television talk show . In France, she was named a Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters. [1] For her work as a journalist, she has also received the Percy Qoboza Award. Ms Biloa owns a website named Africa-international.info. [2]
Biloa is the daughter of Germain Tsala Mekongo, who in 1957 became Cameroon's first Secretary of State for Civil Service. She went to the Paris-IV University, where she graduated in Germanic studies. [3]
In 1991, Biloa became the editor of the Africa International, a magazine which was established in 1958 and which focused on politics, economic news and culture when Biloa joined it. [1]
Later on, Marie-Roger Biloa joined the controversial pan-African themed magazine Jeune Afrique, which had previously been banned in several Northern African (Arab) countries. [4]
In 1997, Biloa was honored as the Journalist of the Year by the American organization, the National Association of Black Journalists, receiving the award from then United States President Bill Clinton himself. [1]
Ms. Biloa announced on October 15, 2018, that she would be launching a new television channel named MRB TV (not to be confused with MRB Productions, an American film producing company), which is a cable and satellite television channel. [2]
She is fluent in various languages, including Spanish, English, French and German. Biloa lives between Paris, Berlin and Yaounde, Cameroon.
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