A nationwide restart for lifelong learners While the regular school calendar began on 1 October, a second academic heartbeat sounded on 20 October 2025 as nearly 40 000 Congolese enrolled …
Congo-Brazzaville
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Congo-Brazzaville’s measured price rise sets the scene When the Congolese authorities authorised a 25 percent increase in the diesel pump price in October 2024, the decision was announced with strikingly …
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Strategic partnership reinforced The quiet ceremony held in Brazzaville on 24 October carried a significance that reached far beyond the conference room of the Ministry of Health and Population. By …
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Presidential directive underscores zero tolerance Standing beneath the freshly painted façade of the Liberté school complex on 24 October 2025, President Denis Sassou Nguesso departed from his inaugural remarks to …
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A Pan-African Editorial Season Gains Momentum In an era in which soft power is increasingly mediated through books, the Paris-based house L’Harmattan has unveiled a formidable African list for its …
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Brazzaville hosts AI finance forum The conference halls of the ministry complex in downtown Brazzaville were unusually animated on 21 October 2025. Convened by the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and …
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A capital in search of cleanliness On the banks of the Congo River, Brazzaville’s vibrant markets and tree-lined boulevards remain shadowed by another, less flattering landmark: mounds of uncollected household …
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Economy & Business
Congo’s Ouesso Workshop Turbo-Charges Procurement
by Eric Mukendiby Eric MukendiOuesso becomes a hub for modernised procurement For three intensive days the northern river town of Ouesso, administrative capital of the Sangha department, swapped its customary calm for the jargon …
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Brazzaville’s Gallery of Global Friendship The white-walled atrium of the Russian House in Brazzaville, more accustomed to language classes and film screenings, was transformed on 15 October into a curated …
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World & Diplomacy
UNESCO Leadership Shift: El-Enany Prevails Over Matoko
by Bosco Mbembaby Bosco MbembaA sweeping verdict at UNESCO’s Executive Board In Paris, on 6 October 2025, the 193-member organisation’s Executive Board delivered an emphatic verdict: 55 ballots in favour of Egyptian Egyptologist Khaled …