Rolande Kammogne was born on May 31, 1982 in Yaounde, Cameroon. She did her kindergarten and primary school at La Retraite Catholic School and obtained her form sixth entrance exam from CM1. She began her college at La Retraite before joining the Lycée Français Fustel de Coulanges where she obtained her baccalaureate with distinctions.
In 2004, she obtained her engineering degree in mathematics, statistics and management systems from Columbia University in the United States. She wrote a thesis this year for a "contemporary civilization" course on the need for the creation of a media that would connect all the black diasporas of the world.
The creation of a pan-African television...
While finishing university, she rejects a job offer in a prestigious american bank and accepts an internship at Killer Films, an independent film production company where she works alongside with Christine Vachon.
In 2006, she brought together a team of analysts to prepare a business plan for the creation of a pan-African television and in September 2007, she agreed to move to London to carry out the project. It was in January 2008 that the first pan-African, bilingual and independent television, VoxAfrica made its first steps on the internet during the African Cup of Nations in Ghana. In May 2008, the channel broadcast its first signal now visible in Africa via satellite.
Rolande was ranked among the 100 most influential people in Africa by the Financial Afrik.
In 2013, she moved to Côte d’Ivoire and created a production company / advertising agency RK Media to support VoxAfrica's activities in the sub-region. In 2015, VoxAfrica acquired the rights of “The Voice”, the largest TV franchise in the world for french-speaking Africa. From its first season in 2016, The Voice Francophone Africa has become the biggest production and most watched tv program in the region.
At the end of 2016, Rolande was ranked among the 100 most influential people in Africa by the Financial Afrik, she was the winner in 2018 of the prize for the “best career path” of students from French high schools in the world awarded by the Petit Journal in partnership with the AEFE, Agency for French Education Abroad.
In 2022, Rolande launches a foundation through project40 to accompany and support the younger generation of African leaders and entrepreneurs.