Early Life and Career 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. 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, assisted by , and directed programs for
Radio Okapi. In 2022, he became chairman of the .
Death Kasongo died in
Kinshasa on 12 November 2022, at the age of 70. ==Works==