Bony Dashaco (born Boniface Abayo Dashaco on 1 December 1976),[2] is a Cameroonian businessman,[3][4] Chairman of the African Center for Marketing, Advertising and Research (ACMAR) media group[5][6]

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Bony Dashaco
Born
Boniface Abayo Dashaco

(1976-12-01) 1 December 1976 (age 47)
NationalityCameroonian
EducationUniversity of Ibadan
London School of Business and Finance[1]

In 2014, he was nominated as an "African leader of tomorrow" by the Institut Choiseul for International Politics and Geoeconomics as a person below the age of 40 who has impacted society.[7][8] In October 2016, Institut Choiseul ranked him #36 on the list of top 100 African managers below the age of 40.[3][9]

Career edit

 
Bony Dashaco speaking at the YALI Impact Symposium in 2018

Dashaco is the president and founder of Médiafrique, an affiliate of ACMAR International.[10] The media company is preset in 22 African countries and has created over 1000 direct jobs. He was nominated in the 2016 Ranking of 50 Most Influential Young Cameroonians by the Center for Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Business Management Development (CELBMD) Africa.[11] In 2016, he was interviewed by France News Network Africa 24 with a special focus on Africa to highlight the development of media in Africa, and its problems and solutions.[12]

In March 2016, the United States embassy in Cameroon visited Acmar group in Douala and had an interview with the group president based on US foreign policy in Cameroon.[7]

Dashaco was named one of Institut Choiseul for International Politics and Geoeconomics's list of 100 future economic leaders of Africa.[13]

In 2021, he launched three TV channels Dash TV, Dash Info and Dash Sports & entertainment.[14][15]

Personal life edit

Dashaco is married and has two children.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Africa's top 100 young business leaders". Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Who to contact about what..." Media Africa Group. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b "LEADERSHIP Board of Trustees". Enyewah. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Ils exportent le savoir-faire camerounais". 28 October 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  5. ^ "BONY DASHACO : Président-directeur général Acmar Media Group". 12 March 2017. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Bony Dashaco: the communicator distributing his messages in 22 African countries" (PDF). Business in Cameroon. Vol. 34–35. Stratline Limited. January 2016. p. 10. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Ambassador Visits ACMAR Media Group". 24 March 2016. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  8. ^ "10 Cameroonians named among "African leaders of tomorrow"". businessincameroon.com. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Les leaders économiques de demain - PDF Free Download".
  10. ^ "Media: Shake-Up At Mediafrique , Frida Leyina Gets Top Job As New Station Manager For SW". 19 June 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Achaleke Christian Leke Voted 2016 Most Influential Young Cameroonian". 28 April 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  12. ^ "L'INTERVIEW - BONY DASHACO". 15 March 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Choiseul Africa Economy leaders for tomorrow" (PDF). Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Dash Tv : du nouveau dans le paysage médiatique camerounais". CamerounWeb (in French). 23 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Investissement : les nouvelles ambitions médiatiques de Bony Dashaco". Economie du Cameroun.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.