Aurel Kinimbaga’s career has carried him across the length and breadth of the African continent, but it began in Congo-Brazzaville, where he was born and raised. After earning a master’s degree in accounting and audit in Senegal, he returned home to start out in finance, soon moving into Congo’s largest industry: oil and gas. He rose quickly, becoming one of the youngest deputy CFOs at Perenco, a major oil and gas operator in the country.

When Careers in Africa first reached out to Chandi Mwenebungu, he was not looking for a new opportunity. Settled in Glasgow and working as a Treasurer at Cigna International, he had built a successful career in financial services and had little reason to consider a move. A chance conversation, however, would set in motion a journey that would take him to Cairo and change the course of his professional life.