
Maryse MbonyumutwaDirector - Co-founder Pink Mango
Biography
Maryse Mbonyumutwa is a Rwandan-Belgian entrepreneur and founder of Pink Mango and the pan-African brand Asantii. Born in 1974 and a refugee in Belgium after 1994, she studied at ICHEC before working in international textile trade.
In 2010, she created Pink Mango, then relocated part of the production to Rwanda in 2019 via Pink Mango C&D Rwanda, in partnership with the Rwandan government. With Asantii, she promotes contemporary, sustainable African fashion produced on the continent.
An influential figure in the African textile industry, Maryse Mbonyumutwa works to develop a "made in Africa" sector and promote pan-African creativity on an international scale.