Léon Juste Ibombo

Léon Juste Ibombo has been Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Digital Economy since April 30, 2016. He is responsible for implementing the national strategy for the development of the digital economy, Congo Vision Digital 2025.

Born on November 30, 1968 in Brazzaville, Léon Juste Ibombo studied political science at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in Paris. 

Having started his professional career in France in 1997, his multiple internships in the field of the fight against corruption and other investigative mechanisms and methodologies will be important assets in the accomplishment of his duties successively in the positions of Chief of Staff of the Vice-President and Head of Department in charge of Communication and Education of the National Commission for the Fight against Corruption, Embezzlement and Fraud in the Office of the President of the Republic of Congo.

President of the Think Tank Cercle des Espérants and Promoter of Sassouism, his interventions and political analyses, quick to enlighten public opinion on current and future issues, will reveal him to the national political class and to international opinion as a credible voice.

Thus, on June 6, 2015, his political dedication led him to create, with compatriots sharing the wish to see the birth of a New Republic in Congo, the National Movement for the New Republic (M2NR), an associative platform which actively participated in the materialization of said wish, through the Constitutional Referendum of October 25, 2015.

Responding to the very strong expectation of a break, expressed by the Congolese during the presidential election of March 20, 2016 and the need for rejuvenation of the Congolese political class, the President of the Republic, Denis Sassou Nguesso, appointed, on April 30, 2016, Mr. Léon Juste Ibonbo to the post of Minister of Posts and Telecommunications in the very first government of the New Republic.

On June 8, 2023, alongside Prime Minister and Head of Government Anatole Collinet Makosso, Léon Juste Ibonbo officially launched the European component of the Digital Transformation Acceleration Project (PATN). The project aims, in particular, to support the diversification of the economy in the Republic of Congo. On the one hand, it aims to promote a skilled workforce capable of thriving in a digital economy by strengthening digital skills in line with business requirements. On the other hand, by using digitalization to improve governance, the project aims, in particular, to contribute to the improvement of public services for citizens and businesses, to a more efficient public administration, thus contributing to the improvement of the business and investment climate.

The PATN is fully aligned with the National Development Plan 2022-2026 and the "Congo Digital 2025" strategy. It is implemented by a project management unit (PMU) under the supervision of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy.