Congolese lawmaker Hellot Matson Mampouya survived an armed ambush in the Pool on 6 June 2026, escaping eight masked gunmen who torched his convoy.
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American-funded canteens now feed 83,000 children across 400 schools in Congo-Brazzaville’s Pool region, as Washington weighs renewing its support past 2026.
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DGSP Decision Signals Operational De-escalation An internal alert imposed at the troops’ quarters of the Directorate General of Presidential Security (DGSP) has been officially lifted effective January 27, according to …
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Mindouli incident in Pool draws political attention An armed altercation was reported recently in Mindouli, in the Pool department, involving soldiers from the Directorate-General for Presidential Security (DGSP) and the …
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Mindouli, Pool: a call for orderly return Brazzaville, Jan. 15 (ACI) — Séraphin Ondélé, the prefect who also serves as chief of staff to the Minister of Interior and Decentralisation …
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Pool Department Security Incident Near Mindouli Sunday calm along National Road 1 in the Republic of Congo’s Pool department was abruptly disrupted on 11 January, after reports of an armed …
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Ceremonial Affirmation of State Authority Under a blazing December sun the colours of the national flag caught the breeze in Kindamba’s main square, where residents, traditional chiefs and pupils gathered …
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Ancestral Rite Under Modern Scrutiny Across Kongo cultural space, the belief that a corpse can identify its own killer has endured for centuries. Guided by a nganga-ngombo, mourners lift the …