Congo-Brazzaville

A resource crossroads for Congo-Brazzaville Petroleum platforms off Pointe-Noire, dense equatorial forests in Sangha and copper-rich soils around Mindouli form an enviable portfolio of natural assets. Yet economist and public-policy …

CEMAC growth path steadies amid softer headline The Central African Economic and Monetary Community enters 2025 with expectations of moderated—yet still positive—economic expansion. On 29 September, the Monetary Policy Committee …

A silent emergency in displacement zones Each new climate-driven flood in the Sahel or sudden flare-up of armed violence in Myanmar leaves more than visible ruins; it erodes the psychological …

Steady momentum toward Brazzaville’s political rendez-vous The Congolese Labour Party (PCT) has entered the decisive stretch of preparations for its sixth ordinary congress, a gathering widely expected to reaffirm the …

Malabo session signals cautious optimism A measured mood dominated the 42nd ordinary session of the Multilateral Surveillance College held on 7–8 October in Malabo, where CEMAC Commission President Baltasar Engonga …

Calls for affordable candidacies Before a packed press room in Brazzaville on 9 October, Minister-Commissioner Dominique Basseyla, who heads the ad-hoc committee monitoring the 2015 Sibiti National Dialogue, dissected what …

Training Ambitions Collide with Classroom Realities A rare murmur of protest rose last week from the normally discreet corridors of the National School of Administration and Magistracy, ENAM, in Brazzaville. …

Brazzaville Voices Find a Seat in Zurich The corridors of FIFA’s headquarters in Zurich will soon resonate with a stronger Congolese accent. On 8 October the world football governing body …

Cabinet Session in Oyo Signals Reform Momentum Meeting on 7 October in the northern town of Oyo, the Council of Ministers endorsed a draft bill revising and supplementing Electoral Law …

Brazzaville’s Diplomatic Momentum in 2025 Halfway through the current decade, the Republic of Congo has entered a phase of accelerated external outreach, driven by the presidency’s stated ambition to translate …