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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Dominique Tchimbakala | World Bank Live". 2021-11-17. Archived from the original on 2021-11-17. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  2. ^ a b "Anchoring her Ambitions: Dominique Tchimbakala on how an HEC Executive MBA Helps Her Tell Her Own Story – HEC Paris Executive MBA News". 2021-02-26. Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  3. ^ "Dominique Tchimbakala: Parcours d'une journaliste – Afrofeminine". 2021-11-17. Archived from the original on 2021-11-17. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  4. ^ "AEFE | La journaliste Dominique Tchimbakala devient présidente de Union-ALFM, l'association des anciens des lycées français du monde". 2021-11-17. Archived from the original on 2021-11-17. Retrieved 2021-11-17.

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