Maryse Mbonyumutwa is a Rwandan-Belgian entrepreneur and the founder of Pink Mango and the pan-African brand Asantii. Born in 1974, she sought refuge in Belgium after 1994 and studied at ICHEC before working in the international textile trade.

In 2010, she founded Pink Mango, then relocated part of the production to Rwanda in 2019 through Pink Mango C&D Rwanda, in partnership with the Rwandan government. Through Asantii, she promotes contemporary, sustainable African fashion produced on the continent.

An influential figure in the African textile industry, Maryse Mbonyumutwa is working to develop a “Made in Africa” supply chain and promote Pan-African creativity on the international stage.