Arlette Soudan-Nonault is a Congolese journalist and politician. She serves as

Republic of Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...

's Minister of Tourism and Environment.

Early life and career

Soudan-Nonault was born in

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to Senator Jean-Pierre Nonault, who served as Congolese ambassador to France and Russia. She received her education in these countries. She then trained as a journalist. She was a presenter of news programs on Radio Congo as well as produced a number of shows such as ''Les stratèges du Look'' and ''Clin d'oeil d'Arlette Soudan- Nonault''. She then served as the press attache to the President of Republic of Congo between 1992 and 1997. She then launched a communication consulting firm. In 2005, she founded a private school ''Institution Saint François d'Assise'' in the outskirts of Brazzaville. On April 30, 2016, Soudan-Nonault was named the Minister of Tourism and Recreation in the Congolese government led by Prime Minister

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. In this role, she is charged with increasing the share of tourism from 3% to 10% by 2021, to help diversify the country's economy away from declining oil revenues. Investments will be made to improve the country's attractiveness to high-end eco-tourists. In August 2017, she took on additional charge of the Ministry of Environment replacing

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. Soudan-Nonault is married to journalist François Soudan, who is the director of magazine ''Jeune Afrique''.

References

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