Politics

At the AfDB’s 61st Annual Meetings in Kintélé, Sidi Ould Tah and Ludovic Ngatsé unveiled a four-pillar roadmap to finance Africa’s transformation from within.

Moody’s raised Congo-Brazzaville’s outlook to positive while holding the Caa2 rating, signalling renewed market access and steadier public finances after 2024-2025 strains.

At the 61st AfDB Annual Meetings in Brazzaville, Denis Sassou N’Guesso urged large-scale resource mobilisation and a fairer global financial architecture for Africa.

President Sassou N’Guesso says African nationals will enter the Republic of Congo visa-free from January 2027, backing a single African passport.

Congo’s new ambassador Basile Ikouébé presented his credentials to President Donald Trump at the White House, signaling a recalibration of Brazzaville-Washington ties.

President Sassou Nguesso says Congo-Brazzaville will lift entry visas for all African nationals from January 2027, framing it as a milestone for continental unity.

Brazzaville welcomes 3,000 delegates from 81 nations for the AfDB’s 61st Annual Meetings, where Africa’s financial sovereignty and a $400bn funding gap take centre stage.

As CEMAC chair, Denis Sassou N’Guesso reviewed regional monetary resilience, mining site restoration talks and Congo’s planned $850 million bond issue.

Brazzaville and Kinshasa pledge to modernise their 1978 judicial cooperation accord, extending it to cybercrime and AI-driven offences via a joint expert team.