Simplice Zakanawi (Born on October 5th, 1976 in Dangwa) is a Zalimban politician, the current Head of State of Zalimba and the current de-facto president of Zalimba since 2018 after the disapperance of Mabutu Kazonda. Not much is known about him other than the fact of his imporant involvement of the ongoing Zalimban Civil War.