Politics

A nascent culture of evidence in Kintélé For two days, 4–5 December, the vast conference halls of Kintélé’s Grand Hôtel thrummed with a rare sense of methodological zeal. Convened jointly …

High-Level Dialogue Strengthened In a climate of constructive pragmatism, Minister of Communication and Media Thierry Lézin Moungalla welcomed, on behalf of the Government, a delegation from the Conseil supérieur de …

A Sudden Loss on Route Nationale 1 The first weekend of December was still breaking when motorists on the sinuous Route Nationale 1 between Brazzaville and Madingou came upon the …

Birth of the Nkeni-Alima Structure Long considered a political extension of the Plateaux region, the six districts that now compose Nkeni-Alima acquired institutional autonomy only this year. The Congolese Party …

State-of-the-Nation address centres on resilience In the hushed chamber of Brazzaville’s Palais des congrès, President Denis Sassou Nguesso opened the commemorations of 28 November with his constitutionally mandated State-of-the-Nation address. …

Internal ballot crowns PAR founder In a congress marked by disciplined procedure and careful planning, the Party for the Action of the Republic gathered on 25 November in Brazzaville to …

Sustained diplomatic partnership in Brazzaville A discreet yet significant meeting in late November gathered senior officials, civil-society representatives and international experts at the banks of the Congo River. At its …

Strategic Youth Appointment Signals Renewal In a decisive vote at the close of its second ordinary congress in Brazzaville on 22 November, the Pan-African Union for Social Democracy elevated Jeremy …

Brazzaville congress crowns a new party captain After three intense days of deliberation inside the Palais des Congrès in Brazzaville, delegates of the Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS) handed …

Historic gathering of 1,225 delegates in Brazzaville For the first time in eight years the Union Panafricaine pour la Démocratie Sociale (UPADS) succeeded in convening a full ordinary congress, drawing …