Denis Sassou Nguesso

Symbolic reception at the Palais du Peuple Brazzaville’s sweeping riverfront briefly gave way to a moment of diplomatic theatre on 5 December as President Denis Sassou Nguesso welcomed Mrs. Stella …

Presidential call ignites entrepreneurial momentum Standing before the two chambers of Parliament convened in joint session, President Denis Sassou-Nguesso placed youth employment at the centre of his annual State of …

Brazzaville Arrival Under Discreet Security The humid air over Maya-Maya International Airport had long cooled in the small hours of Saturday, 29 November, when a Gulfstream jet rolled to a …

State-of-the-Nation address centres on resilience In the hushed chamber of Brazzaville’s Palais des congrès, President Denis Sassou Nguesso opened the commemorations of 28 November with his constitutionally mandated State-of-the-Nation address. …

A Presidential Warning Resonates in Brazzaville Standing before both chambers of Parliament on 28 November, President Denis Sassou Nguesso delivered a message whose central chord was security. Declaring that the …

Presidential ceremony crowns an educational milestone The rhythmic cadences of traditional dancers mingled with the whirr of a presidential helicopter on 19 November 2025 as President Denis Sassou Nguesso stepped …

Congolese-Chinese rapport showcased in Brazzaville The tree-lined riverside of Brazzaville’s Plateaux district served as the backdrop on 14 November for a diplomatic exchange rich in symbolism. China’s ambassador to the …

WHO briefs Congolese Senate on epidemic threats A rare scene of technical exchange unfolded in the chamber of the upper house in Brazzaville as the World Health Organization delivered a …

Record Remittance Momentum The Republic of Congo closed 2024 on an unexpectedly buoyant note: from October to December, members of its global diaspora transferred the equivalent of 20.3 billion CFA …

Brazzaville and Beijing Pursue Sustainable Modernisation A few days after returning from Oyo, the hometown of President Denis Sassou Nguesso, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the …