Independent scholar Vivien Romain Manangou makes his first presidential bid in Congo-Brazzaville, vowing to clean up public finances and curb poverty against Sassou N’Guesso.
Marien Ngouabi University
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Brazzaville international colloquium at the Palais des Congrès From 21 to 23 January 2026, the Doctoral Programme in History and Civilisations at the Faculty of Letters, Arts and Human Sciences …
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Doctoral Triumph in the Heart of Brazzaville An expectant hush settled over the doctoral hall of Marien Ngouabi University on 13 December 2025 as Abbot Benjamin Samanou, priest of the …
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Citizen Café brings scholars and students face to face An unseasonably warm December afternoon did little to deter dozens of students, civil-society activists and government representatives from filling a hall …
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Economy & Business
Salary Delays Spark Wave of Public Sector Strikes
by Eric Mukendiby Eric MukendiGrowing Discontent in Municipal Workforces On an otherwise typical December morning in Brazzaville, the usual hustle—interrupted power lines, congested avenues, and the hum of roadside generators—went largely unnoticed. Yet behind …
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Strike notice underscores a decade of accrued arrears The Inter-Union College of Marien Ngouabi University notified the government on 3 October of a four-day work stoppage, citing the non-payment of …
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A new scholarly agenda in Brazzaville A quiet lecture hall on the city-centre campus of Marien Ngouabi University buzzed with unusual intensity in early August as the Faculty of Letters, …