A Border Town Between Memory and Ambition A generation ago Mbinda thrummed with the metallic cadence of ore trains linking the Comilog manganese pit to the Atlantic port of Pointe-Noire. …
Energy Infrastructure
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Brazzaville Meeting Underscores Converging Agendas From the marble halls of the Palais du Peuple to the bustling lobby of UBA Congo on Avenue de la Révolution, Brazzaville spent a day …
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Belgian Business Delegation in Brazzaville The wide marble lobby of a Brazzaville hotel bustled with rapid handshakes on 13 October as an economic mission of eighteen Belgian companies opened a …
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A Strategic Artery Revived in Brazzaville On 4 September in Brazzaville, the Chinese chargé d’affaires to the Republic of the Congo, Mr. Qiu Jianming, broke ground on the rehabilitation of …
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World & Diplomacy
Congo’s Môle Est Expansion Signals Maritime Resurgence
by Bosco Mbembaby Bosco MbembaStrategic Significance of the Pointe-Noire Hub Few maritime crossroads in sub-Saharan Africa rival the geostrategic weight of Pointe-Noire. The deep-water facility sits at the confluence of Gulf of Guinea shipping …
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A Vital Spine for Pool’s Economy When the first bulldozers appeared near Mpiem on 8 August 2025, residents of the Pool Department sensed more than the usual start-of-works ceremony. The …
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Strategic Warehousing Signals Grid Modernisation While Pointe-Noire’s Atlantic waterfront is better known for its offshore platforms, a quieter yet consequential development unfolded on 3 August when Minister of Energy and …