Economy & Business

A Renewed Alarm over Tripoli Turmoil The terse communiqué issued from Brazzaville following the 24 July virtual session of the African Union Peace and Security Council barely concealed its apprehension. …

Diplomatic Convergence Around Inclusion While global attention often lingers on commodity cycles and security hotspots, Brazzaville has quietly staged a different kind of strategic bet: economic inclusion of persons with …

Brazzaville Positions Itself as Cultural Nexus Like the Congo River that imposingly curves past Brazzaville’s quays, the Pan-African Music Festival has—since 1996—become a meandering yet constant current in cultural diplomacy. …

Graduation Day in Kintélé Marks Academic Milestone Under a humid July sky, the amphitheatre of Kintélé reverberated with applause as 405 students from Denis Sassou-Nguesso University received licencié and master …

A seasoned envoy steps onto the Potomac stage When Dr. Françoise Joly arrived in Washington this week, she did so not as a newcomer but as a diplomat whose résumé …

Prime Ministerial Audience Highlights National Pride The marble corridors of the Brazzaville Primature rarely resound with the vocabulary of triple-word scores, yet on 26 July 2025 they did precisely that. …

A ceremony that blended protocol and popular fervour Drums, ululations and the striking silhouettes of Mukudji stilt dancers framed a ribbon-cutting that was anything but routine. Presiding over the proceedings, …

Ceremonial Splendour in the Sangha Heartland Under the dense equatorial canopy where the Sangha River bends toward Cameroon, Ouesso staged an event that blended liturgical solemnity with national symbolism. On …

Regional Convergence Amid Sacred Rites The soaring nave of Saint Pierre Claver Cathedral in Ouesso became, for one luminous weekend, the epicentre of both ecclesial celebration and refined regional diplomacy. …