Economy & Business

Macroeconomic tailwinds strengthen beyond crude When Minister of Justice Aimé Ange Wilfrid Bininga disclosed that national output should expand by 3.6 % in 2026, the figure itself sounded modest. What …

SITEC returns as flagship for Congo’s knowledge economy When the BantuHub Foundation unveiled the first Salon of Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship in Congo two years ago, few observers anticipated the …

Brazzaville workshop signals a strategic shift Inside the Ministry of Scientific Research’s auditorium, the hum of laptops mixed with the more familiar rustle of agronomic field notes. Opening the two-day …

Tropical deluges set the stage The southern half of the Republic of Congo slips back into its lesser rainy season from October to December, but the adjective “lesser” is largely …

A Strategic Gathering in Kintélé From 8 to 10 October 2025, the airy conference halls of Kintélé, just north of Brazzaville, resonated with acronyms, legal references and the sustained murmur …

A resource crossroads for Congo-Brazzaville Petroleum platforms off Pointe-Noire, dense equatorial forests in Sangha and copper-rich soils around Mindouli form an enviable portfolio of natural assets. Yet economist and public-policy …

CEMAC growth path steadies amid softer headline The Central African Economic and Monetary Community enters 2025 with expectations of moderated—yet still positive—economic expansion. On 29 September, the Monetary Policy Committee …

Belgian Business Delegation in Brazzaville The wide marble lobby of a Brazzaville hotel bustled with rapid handshakes on 13 October as an economic mission of eighteen Belgian companies opened a …

Brazzaville renews the momentum for clean tenders A measured sense of purpose filled the conference hall of the capital’s municipal council on 8 October as Ludovic Ngouala, President of the …

Malabo session signals cautious optimism A measured mood dominated the 42nd ordinary session of the Multilateral Surveillance College held on 7–8 October in Malabo, where CEMAC Commission President Baltasar Engonga …