Politics

Mbanza-Ngungu: A Stage for Kongo Heritage On a crisp August evening in Mbanza-Ngungu, an upland town whose 785-metre altitude lends it an almost European coolness, floodlights swept across the Ndombasi …

Sino-Congolese Industrial Alignment Beijing’s economic engagement in Central Africa has often centred on hydrocarbons and infrastructure, yet a quieter transformation is unfolding in the food-processing sector of Congo-Brazzaville. The latest …

Independence Anniversary Draws Record Youth Crowd On the night of 15 August 2025, the Alphonse Massamba-Débat Stadium became the epicentre of Congo-Brazzaville’s sixty-fifth Independence Day festivities. Supported by MTN Congo …

Historic vote reshapes the federation’s legal map Few gatherings of Congolese sport administrators have been watched as attentively as the extraordinary session convened by the Congolese Handball Federation on 18 …

Brazzaville Emerges as an Intellectual Hub In early August 2025, the normally tranquil corridors of the Faculty of Letters, Arts and Human Sciences at the University Marien-Ngouabi reverberated with animated …

Credential Ceremony in Brazzaville Highlights Partnership In a ceremony choreographed with characteristic diplomatic precision, Foreign Minister Jean-Claude Gakosso received on 27 June 2025 the letters of credence of Dr Vincent …

A Recorded Exchange that Shook the Pulpit The Republic of Congo’s usually discreet ecclesiastical circles were thrust into the limelight when an audio file, circulating first on encrypted messaging applications …

Podium in Douala Boosts Congolese Karate Douala’s humid August air reverberated with applause each time the heavyweights stepped onto the tatami, yet the most sustained ovation was reserved for Junior …

A policy pivot toward national ownership In a carefully choreographed announcement on 6 August in Brazzaville, World Food Programme representative Gon Myers disclosed that the Republic of Congo expects to …

A regional bid with global resonance The October 2025 election for Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has long appeared routine, yet Brazzaville’s endorsement of Firmin …