Economy & Business

Faith and Development in Congo-Brazzaville When Pastor Samuel Yeba addressed more than fourteen thousand worshippers in the northern river town of Ouesso on 8 August, his sermon resonated far beyond …

Brazzaville’s Legal Community in Mourning In the early hours of Monday, word of Larsen Bemy’s death circulated through the corridors of the Brazzaville Court of Appeal, then rippled outward to …

UNICEF Leadership Transition in Brazzaville Amid the vaulted ceilings of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the banks of the Congo River, Mariavittoria Ballotta presented her credentials to Foreign Minister …

Urban pharmaceutical informality in Dolisie At midday in Dolisie’s bustling central market, a narrow passageway lined with colourful umbrellas conceals improvised counters where analgesics, antimalarials and antihypertensives are stacked in …

Independence Day Race Sets a Diplomatic Stage Every August the Republic of Congo seizes its Independence Day celebrations to display more than military parades. The 2025 Brazzaville Semi-Marathon, fired off …

A Nationwide Refresh in Territorial Governance By two presidential decrees issued on 31 March and 6 May 2025, President Denis Sassou Nguesso completed an across-the-board renewal of Congo-Brazzaville’s territorial administrators. …

Contextualising Brazzaville’s Latest Clarification A measured but noticeable ripple coursed through Congo-Brazzaville’s political class in mid-July after Bonsang Oko Letchaud, Prefect and Director-General for Territorial Administration, declared that the nation’s …

Law Mouebara and Congolese Legal Modernization The Republic of Congo has placed itself at the vanguard of Central African legal reform with Law No.19-2022 of 4 May 2022, colloquially known …

Brazzaville signals renewed commitment to adolescent SRH In a conference room overlooking the languid curve of the Congo River, senior officials, development partners and youth representatives closed ranks around a …

An Ambitious Social Registry Meets Forced Displacement In a hotel conference room overlooking the Congo River, officials from the Ministry of Social Affairs, statisticians, and representatives of the UN High …