Denis Sassou Nguesso

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 …

MCDDI Endorsement Signals Early Campaign Season Long before the official timetable for the 2026 presidential ballot has been published, the Congolese political scene is already stirring. On 22 December the …

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 …

Brazzaville moves to quell public concern The echo of the White House proclamation announcing a renewed travel ban reached the banks of the Congo River at the start of June, …

A transparency report sets the stage When Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso presented the quinquennial review “En toute transparence 2021-2026” to the national press corps, the thick, data-laden volume was …

ECOWAS Ministers Rally Behind Former Ghanaian Leader The 95th ordinary session of the Council of Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States, convened on 11 December 2025 in …

Diaspora Committees Gather in Paris On a crisp December Sunday the high-ceilinged hall of the Espace Hermès, nestled in Paris’s twelfth arrondissement, echoed with Lingala greetings and applause. Delegates from …

Diplomatic symbolism at Abidjan inauguration The bright morning light that bathed Abidjan’s Plateau district on 8 December provided a fitting backdrop for the oath-taking of President Alassane Ouattara, re-elected on …

A discreet yet meaningful landing in Abidjan It was shortly after midday on 7 December 2025 that the Congolese presidential aircraft touched down on Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport’s shimmering tarmac. President …

Brazzaville moves to friction-free incorporation A discreet click from any laptop or smartphone is now all it takes to create a company in the Republic of Congo. On 5 December, …