Tharcisse Kasongo Mwema Yamba-Yamba Explained

Tharcisse Kasongo Mwema Yamba-Yamba
Birth Date:October 1952
Birth Place:Katanga Province, Belgian Congo
Death Place:Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nationality:Congolese
Occupation:Journalist
Politician

Tharcisse Kasongo Mwema Yamba-Yamba (October 1952 – 12 November 2022) was a Congolese journalist and politician.[1]

Biography

Kasongo grew up in Lubumbashi and began his journalistic career in 1972 in the sports field. He then left the sports department and became a press secretary for the government of Zaire.

In 1992, he left Zaire for France after losing a petition signed to demand freedom of information from President Mobutu Sese Seko. He joined the Radio France Internationale team, reporting on African affairs.[2]

Kasongo returned to the DRC in 2008 to teach at the University of Lubumbashi and joined Kyondo Radio Télévision. On 29 April 2019, he became a government spokesman,[3] [4] assisted by,[5] and directed programs for Radio Okapi.[6] [7] In 2022, he became chairman of the .

Kasongo died in Kinshasa on 12 November 2022, at the age of 70.[8]

Works

Notes and References

  1. News: 12 November 2022. RDC: décès à Kinshasa de Kasongo Mwema. French. Actualite.cd. 13 November 2022.
  2. News: Bosengele. Merdi. 18 May 2020. L'emblématique Tharcisse Kasongo Mwema Yamba-Yamba : journaliste, producteur, professeur et Porte-parole du Chef de l’Etat. French. Journal La Prospérité. 13 November 2022.
  3. News: 29 May 2019. Nouveau paysage politique en République démocratique du Congo. French. Radio France Internationale. 13 November 2022.
  4. News: 23 January 2020. RDC: le porte parole de Tshisekedi répond au camps de Kabila » Le president affiche sa foi en la coalition FCC-CACH, parfois, contre l’avis de ses collaborateurs ». French. Africa24sur24. 13 November 2022.
  5. News: 1 May 2019. RDC : un ancien journaliste nommé porte-parole de Félix Tshisekedi. French. Jeune Afrique. 13 November 2022.
  6. News: Tshibuyi. Christine. 29 April 2019. RDC : Ancien journaliste de RFI, Kasongo Mwema nommé porte-parole du président Tshisekedi. French. Actualite.cd.
  7. News: 30 April 2019. Tharcisse Kasongo Mwema Yamba-Yamba et Tina Salama nommés porte-paroles du chef de l'état. French. ACTU24.cd. 13 November 2022.
  8. News: 12 November 2022. RDC : décès de Kasongo Mwema Yamba Yamba. French. Radio Okapi. 13 November 2022.
  9. Web site: Yambayamba Kasongo-Mwema. L'Harmattan. French.

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