Aminata Sana Congo

Aminata Sana Congo (born 1974) is a Burkina Faso politician and diplomat. She was a Minister of Development of the Digital Economy and the Posts from January 2016 to February 2017. She was appointed Ambassador to Taiwan in August 2017.

Aminata Sana Congo
Minister of Digital Economy and Postal Development of Burkina Faso
In office 12 January 2016 – February 2017
Prime Minister	Paul Kaba Thieba
Preceded by	Nébila Amadou Yaro
Succeeded by	Hadja Fatimata Ouattara
Ambassador of Burkina Faso to Taiwan [es]
In office 14 August 2017 – May 29, 2018
President	Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
Preceded by	Céline Yoda
Personal details
Born	1974
Spouse	Aminata Congo

Career

Sana is a computer scientist and worked at the General Delegation of Informatics. In 2010, she joined the Pan African Forum as Director of Organization and Communication. In 2013, she became Director of training and promotion in ICT.^[1]

On 12 January 2016, Sana was appointed Minister of Development of the Digital Economy and the Posts by Prime Minister Paul Kaba Thieba.^[2][3][4] She resigned in February 2017 amid controversy over Huawei tablets given to parliament.^[5][6]

On 14 August 2017, Sana was appointed as Burkina Faso's ambassador to Taiwan by President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré.^[7][8]

Personal life

Sana is married to Aminata Congo and has two children.^[1]