Brazzaville culture

Congress Hall Sets the Tone for 2026 Race On 27 December 2025 the freshly refurbished Palais des Congrès in Brazzaville filled with close to 3 000 delegates wearing the red-and-green …

PCT Sixth Congress Opens in Brazzaville The expansive Ben’tsi gardens in Brazzaville’s fifth arrondissement took on the air of a political fair on 27 December, as crimson banners bearing the …

An Unexpected Farewell in Brazzaville A terse family communiqué, issued in the small hours of Thursday, has confirmed the death of Police Sergeant-Chef Armand Jean-Blaise Nkeletela. According to the notice, …

A Presidential Launch for a Symbolic Edifice The sound of excavators mingled with the applause of invited guests on 19 December 2025 as President Denis Sassou Nguesso laid the first …

Ceremony Signals Confidence in Housing Bank A bright morning sun bathed Brazzaville’s central district as President Denis Sassou Nguesso placed the first symbolic stone for the Banque Congolaise de l’Habitat’s …

Historic vote ushers in a professional era For Congolese handball, the date of 16 December 2025 already reads like a turning point. In a packed conference room at the Palais …

GoChap’s Brazzaville Premiere Signals Digital Momentum A discreet yet vibrant ceremony in an uptown hotel in Brazzaville yielded a major headline for the Congolese tech scene: the pan-African application GoChap …

Surge in Gender Violence 2025 The room fell silent on 12 December in Brazzaville’s Plateaux District Hall when Kaani Assistance unfurled the results of its November fieldwork. The non-governmental organisation’s …

Human Rights Day Puts Children First in Brazzaville The marble atrium of the European Union delegation in Brazzaville was buzzing on 10 December as the International Day of Human Rights …

Brazzaville Hosts High-Level Polio Certification Talks For four intense days this month, Brazzaville became the epicentre of Africa’s polio endgame strategy. From 2 to 5 December 2025, the 35th session …