[2] Following his schooling, whilst in Australia, Mouangue was approached by Renault and asked to join their team as a designer.

[2][13] Later art pieces such as "Blood Brothers" gained critical acclaim and were exhibited on an international level.

[13] Subsequent works include a range of scents, live performances, and collaborative installations with Toyota.

[16] Mouangue has developed a term called the 'third aesthetic', which he describes as an in-between, collaborative space that is created when two cultures interact.

Mouangue dislikes attachment to rigid identities, and through his art, seeks to demonstrate a universal sense of belonging.

[3] 'Wafrica' is composed of the term wa (和, "peace" or "harmony", later coming to refer to Japan during the reign of Empress Genmei (707–715 CE)), and the word Africa.

[11][12] They were sourced from West African fabrics, made in the Netherlands, alongside classic Japanese features of kimono design.

[11] On 20 July 2021, Mouangue's work was featured in the BBC series "Secrets of the Museum",[19] which showed the preparation and styling choices of the kimono, ready for its tour as part of the "Black Thread and Kimono – Kyoto to Catwalk" event, run by the V&A.

[23] Blood Brothers is a series of wooden human-like sculptures finished in traditional Japanese lacquer work.

In 2009, at the French Institute in Japan, Mouangue put together a performance of a tea ceremony, accompanied by Senegalese musicians.

Those acting as hosts were wearing Mouangue's kimono, and the ceremony also featured a woman posing as a participating spirit.

[25] Cosmos is a set of Nigerian masks of fertility, finished by Japanese lacquer worker Nagatoshi Onishi.

[26] Hanekaze, translating to "feather wind" in English, is a collaborative piece between Mouangue, the Toyota Europe Design Development Centre and Eric Charles-Donatien.