Tharcisse Kasongo Mwema Yamba-Yamba

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 Tina Salama [fr],^[5] and directed programs for Radio Okapi.^[6][7] In 2022, he became chairman of the Agence congolaise de presse [fr].

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

• Enjeux et Publics de la télévision en République Démocratique du Congo (1990-2005) (2007)^[9]