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Brazzaville sets the tone for UNESCO campaign When the Congolese government unveiled its bid for the top job at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on 5 September, …

A sudden loss in Washington The Embassy of the Republic of the Congo in Washington confirmed that Ambassador Serge Mombouli died on 5 September 2025, aged sixty-six, after a period …

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 …

Strategic Significance of Adré Border Post When Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared that the Adré crossing into neighbouring Chad would remain operational until 31 December, it did more than …

Kinshasa Court of Cassation Issues Rare Forced-Labour Sentence The corridors of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Court of Cassation were tense on 2 September 2025 when judges delivered a verdict …

Historic Foundations of Trust Few bilateral relationships on the African continent have displayed the resilience of the bond between the Republic of Congo and the People’s Republic of China. Established …

Ceremonial Apex in Abidjan Abidjan’s sunlit Plateau district, long a crossroads of continental finance, provided an emblematic backdrop for one of the African Development Bank’s most consequential transitions. Flanked by …

Historic Commemoration in Tian’anmen The avenue that unfurls before the Gate of Heavenly Peace has long provided a stage for China’s major historical statements, and the 80th anniversary of the …

Singapore ceremony crowns Congolese excellence In the marble halls of a downtown Singapore convention center, the Gilms International Entrepreneur Excellence Awards gathered a cosmopolitan gathering of innovators on 20 August. …