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Kidi Bebey is a French journalist and author.

Bebey was born in Paris, France. Her family was originally from Cameroon. Francis Bebey, her father, was a journalist, writer and musician. His work created a cultural environment for his children that encouraged them in writing and music. Two of her brothers became musicians.

Bebey studied literature at Lille University III and while there wrote a PhD thesis on "danse and litterature in sahelian and bantou writers." She later received a Masters Degree in Management at Paris Business School ESCP. In 1993, she became Editor-in-Chief of Planete Jeunes a Bayard Press magazine for young African-french readers. She was also the Editor-in-Chief Planet Enfants, a magazine dedicated to younger readers. From 2006 to 2009, she produced a daily program on Radio France International named "reines d'Afrique" (Africa's Queens).

In 2016, she wrote "mon royaume pour une guitare" (My Kingdom for a Guitar) which is a book mainly based on her parents life and the musician's life of her father Francis Bebey.