Congo-Brazzaville

Regional snapshot of non-performing loans The 2024 annual report released by the Central African Banking Commission, COBAC, offers a rare x-ray of the six-nation CEMAC microfinance landscape. It registers 178 …

A strategic pivot toward fiscal transparency In an auditorium overlooking the banks of the Congo River, Finance, Budget and Public Portfolio Minister Christian Yoka opened a four-day workshop devoted to …

Merit at the Core of SNPC’s Scholarship Drive When the National Petroleum Company of Congo (SNPC) convened nineteen recent secondary-school laureates in Brazzaville, director-general Maixent Raoul Ominga made his expectations …

Brazzaville session signals institutional reset From the marbled hall of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in Brazzaville, the new College of the Higher Council for Freedom of Communication …

Global science projects full ozone recovery by 2065 In the subdued language of atmospheric chemistry, the announcement sounded almost jubilant: international scientific panels now converge on a scenario where the …

Farewell to a Cavalry Strategist On 9 August 2025, the freshly landscaped VIP sector of Bouka cemetery in Kintélé, the fast-growing northern suburban municipality of Brazzaville, became the final posting …

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 …

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 …

A congress long anticipated by party militants With the approach of 19-23 December 2025, the Congolese Party of Labour (PCT) enters a decisive phase of preparation for its sixth ordinary …

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 …