World & Diplomacy

UN Emergency Envoy Lands in a Fractured Khartoum United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths arrived in the Sudanese capital at dawn on Monday, beginning a week-long shuttle intended …

Brazzaville and Beijing Pursue Sustainable Modernisation A few days after returning from Oyo, the hometown of President Denis Sassou Nguesso, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the …

Parliamentary diplomacy strengthens African integration While summitry among heads of state often attracts the headlines, legislative diplomacy is increasingly recognised as a quiet driver of regional cohesion within the African …

A golden jubilee framed by historic solidarity The fiftieth anniversary of Angola’s independence provided more than ceremonial reflection; it offered a symbolic stage on 10 November for a confidential conversation …

Spiritual diplomacy lands in Brazzaville A humid evening at Maya-Maya International Airport provided the backdrop for a carefully choreographed arrival. The American pastor Paula White, known for her counsel to …

Brazzaville ceremony underscores mutual solidarity A warm tropical dusk settled over the banks of the Congo River as diplomats, students and artists converged on the Maison russe in downtown Brazzaville. …

A national day that spotlighted a strategic friendship The marble-lined halls of the Turkish chancery in Brazzaville were unusually animated on 29 October. Around a hundred Congolese officials, business leaders …

Italian Language Week Arrives in Brazzaville From the vaulted ballroom of the Hilton twin towers in Mpila, Brazzaville, the soft cadences of Dante’s tongue resonated on 17 October 2025 as …

A Bridge Across the Atlantic Since 1964 When Brazzaville and Havana established diplomatic relations in 1964, both capitals were emerging from the turbulence of decolonisation and searching for reliable partners …

African diplomacy takes centre stage in New York The seventy-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly offered an unusually intense spotlight on African diplomacy. From the podium of the …