Army General Christian Tshiwewe Songesha (born 1968) is a Congolese military officer who served as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Tshiwewe replaced Lieutenant General Célestin Mbala, who was the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces from 14 July 2018 until 4 October 2022.

[3] In 1998, following the ouster of Mobutu Sese Seko by Laurent Kabila, Christian Tshiwewe was among the first infantry officers sent to train in Sudan.

He was the first holder of that post who did not serve during the Mobutu Sese Seko years, and his promotion was part of Tshisekedi's process of filling the military command with younger officers that had "proven themselves.

"[4] On 19 December 2024, Tshisekedi dismissed Tshiwewe as chief of staff of the armed forces and replaced him with Lieutenant General Jules Banza Mwilambwe.