Denis Sassou Nguesso

Spiritual diplomacy lands in Brazzaville A humid evening at Maya-Maya International Airport provided the backdrop for a carefully choreographed arrival. The American pastor Paula White, known for her counsel to …

National Tree Day: A 39-year Institutional Tradition From Brazzaville’s humid early-November air rose once more the ceremonial rhythm that has accompanied National Tree Day since its inception in 1984. The …

Belém summit spotlights forest diplomacy The humid heat of Belém, gateway to the Amazon delta, framed the opening of COP30 on 6 November 2025. Among the heads of state lining …

Presidential resolve to restore urban calm The bright ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new La Liberté school briefly gave way to a more somber exchange when journalists asked President Denis Sassou …

Solemn Opening of the Tenth Ordinary Budget Session A subdued yet dignified atmosphere prevailed in the hemicycle of the Palais du Parlement on 15 October 2025. Deputies gathered for the …

A landmark inauguration in Talangaï Under the midday sun of 24 October 2025, President Denis Sassou Nguesso cut a tricolour ribbon in Brazzaville’s sixth arrondissement, transforming a once-dilapidated plot into …

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 …

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 …

Presidential audience sets cooperative tone Late on 23 October, the vast reception room of the Plateau presidential residence filled with the measured cadence of ecclesiastical greetings. Archbishop Bienvenu Manamika Bafouakouahou, …

A discreet decision with transformative potential Inside the marble halls of the Commission Bancaire de l’Afrique Centrale in Libreville, a seemingly administrative act taken on 12 December 2024 has begun …