Herzekiah Andrew Shanu (1858 – July 1905) was a photographer recognized for his participation in the campaign against abuses in the Congo Free State.

[1][2] However, in 1884, he entered the colonial service of the Congo Free State as a clerk, eventually rising to the rank of district sub-commissioner and serve as a French-English translator in the office of the governor-general in Boma.

In 1900, he demonstrated his loyalty to the Congo Free State by supporting the authorities during a mutiny by the Force Publique.

[4] In 1903, Shanu supplied Roger Casement with information concerning the abuse of West African workers in the Congo, who in turn referred him to E. D. Morel.

While trying to acquire information from the police chief of Boma, Shanu was found out and as a consequence beleaguered by state officials.