World & Diplomacy

Beijing praises Rabat’s continental stewardship The marble halls of Diaoyutai State Guesthouse provided the backdrop on 19 September as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi lauded what he termed the “far-sighted …

Congo Diplomacy at UNGA 80 From 23 to 29 September, President Denis Sassou Nguesso will stride onto the marble rostrum of the United Nations for the 80th General Assembly, a …

Muscat’s National Museum as Diplomatic Stage A warm September sun filtered across the alabaster façades of Old Muscat when Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso, Minister of International Cooperation and Promotion of …

A Congolese Appeal for a Landmark Tenth Edition The closing ceremony of the ninth China-Africa Youth Festival, held on 13 September in the north-western Chinese province of Qinghai, was marked …

Bangui summit places honours at the heart of integration The sixteenth Conference of Heads of State of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa unfolded in the ceremonial halls …

Brazzaville’s Strategic Pitch Gains Momentum In the corridors of Brazzaville’s foreign-policy apparatus, few missions have generated as much carefully choreographed energy as the current push to propel Firmin Édouard Matoko …

Paris dialogue elevates Congolese diaspora unity The gilded mirrors of the Palais des Glaces reflected an uncommon sight on 13 September: several hundred Congolese expatriates gathered for what organisers styled …

Bangui Summit Highlights Leadership Transition The six member states of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa brought two days of deliberations in Bangui to a close with a …

Latin American Spotlight on Congolese Candidacy The race for the 2025–2029 leadership of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization moved unexpectedly to Luque, a suburb of Asunción, where …

Latin American Tour Reinforces Brazzaville’s Soft Power A brisk winter sun bathed Asunción’s neoclassical Cancillería Nacional when, at 11:00 on 10 September, Minister of State Pierre Mabiala stepped onto the …