Eric Mwamba is a Congolese-Australian investigative journalist.

He is the editor of Grand Journal, a weekly investigative newspaper he founded in Kinshasha. He was president of the Forum of African Journalists FAIR, based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a passionate investigative journalist. He was editor of the fortnightly magazine '2 Rives' in Brazzaville in 2003-2004 and of 'Africa News' in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, in 2006-2007. His revelations about the illegal trafficking of young African players to Europe and the plight of Ivorian cocoa farmers brought him international media attention.

Eric Mwamba

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Name
Eric Tony Mwamba
Title
Investigative journalist
Expertise
Investigative journalism, Africa
Country
Congo - Kinshasa
City
Kinshasa
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  • Healthcare
  • Exploitation

JOHANNESBURG - Close to two thirds of women in poor areas in Africa resort to selling sex to be able to feed themselves and their families. That is the result of a random interviewing exercise conducted in seven African countries in areas where the average income is on or below the poverty line of US$ 1,90 a day.

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Getting Rich in Poverty-stricken Congo

  • Organised crime
  • Politics

KINSHASA - Congolese-Australian journalist Eric Mwamba went on a search to find the secret behind the riches of the Congolese elite. Many of his witnesses prefered staying anonymous for fear of their lives – which looks like a kind of Congolese omerta. John Vandaele selected Mwamba’s strongest observations and added some personal touches.

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