Kasongo Musenga
Born in Kinshasa on, Jean Baptiste Kasongo Musenga is a Congolese diplomat who is serving as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Congo to Egypt as of 2022. He presented his credentials to the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on April 4, 2023. He joined the diplomatic service in 2000 and is a career member of the Senior Foreign Services, class of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador. Prior to his transfer in Egypt, he served as Minister Plenipotentiary at the Congolese Embassy in New Delhi, India
Personal life
Musenga's parents are committed Catholics although they are both from different ethnic groups: Professeur Kasongo Munganga is a Luba from Katanda Territory while his multilingual mother, Antoinette Mbwaki, is from Kisantu in Kongo Central. He married Nicole Ntumba in 2000, making him the father of four.Career
Musenga's diplomatic career began in May 2000 when he was posted to the embassy of the Democratic Republic of Congo in India where he served until his appointment as the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo to the Arab Republic of Egypt in 2022.Temporary at the Congolese">Democratic Republic of the Congo">Congolese Embassy in [India] 2000 - 2003
Musenga's first posting was in 2000, when the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) deployed him as a temp at AMBARDC New Delhi, India. Two years later, he was hired in the Public Service and assigned to Foreign Affairs Ministry '', hence the starting point of his diplomatic career.''Secretary at the Congolese">Democratic Republic of the Congo">Congolese Embassy in [India] 2003 - 2006
He was transferred to AMBARDC New Delhi at the rank of 2nd Secretary of Embassy, on January 29, 2003 . He joined the Corps of Diplomats of the Republic at the rank of 1st Secretary of Embassy on May 10, 2003 ''''Counselor at the Congolese">Democratic Republic of the Congo">Congolese Embassy in [India] 2006 - 2022
- Musenga was promoted to the rank of 2nd Embassy Counselor, on September 27, 2006 and transferred to AMBARDC New Delhi
- Twelve years later, he get promoted to the rank of First Advisor, by Order Nº 130/0006/2018 of January 23, 2018 supplementing and modifying Collective Commissioning Nº 130/0001/2017 of December 22, 2017 for Agents and Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration
Minister Counselor 2022
On May 5, 2022, Kasongo get promoted Minister Counselor thus became a career member of the Senior Foreign Services.[Ambassador] to [Egypt]
On December 19, 2022, President Félix Tshisekedi appointed Kasongo Musenga as the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo to the Arab Republic of Egypt He was officially sworn in as Ambassador to Egypt on December 29, 2022. He arrived in Cairo on January 26, 2023 and presented his credentials to President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on February 23, 2023.In October 2025, Musenga accompanied President Félix Tshisekedi during an official visit to Cairo for the inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum and high-level bilateral talks with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.