Setting the Stage for March 2026 In scarcely nine months, citizens of the Republic of the Congo will return to the polls to select the Head of State who will …
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World & Diplomacy
Plant Health Summit in Brazzaville Captivates Africa
by Bosco Mbembaby Bosco MbembaBrazzaville emerges as a continental hub for plant health diplomacy From 26 to 29 August 2025 the Republic of Congo’s capital will host a high-level workshop convened jointly by the …
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World & Diplomacy
Cholera Alert in Congo: Inside the New Emergency Fund
by Bosco Mbembaby Bosco MbembaEmergency finance signals decisive public-health stance The Republic of the Congo has moved with notable speed to address a cholera resurgence declared on 23 June, formally unveiling a Disaster Relief …
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Regional Insurance, Local Realities Motorists criss-crossing Central Africa know that a minor collision can quickly turn from inconvenience to ordeal once national borders are involved. To mitigate such uncertainty, the …
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World & Diplomacy
Beijing Gambit: Congo’s High-Stakes Diplomatic Week
by Bosco Mbembaby Bosco MbembaStrategic Timing of the Beijing Sojourn When President Denis Sassou Nguesso lands in Beijing in early September, the choreography will be as significant as the communiqués. The Republic of Congo …
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Diplomatic Itinerary Signals Intensifying Engagement From 3 to 5 September, President Denis Sassou-Nguesso will traverse ten time zones to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, marking his third official …
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An Evolving Strategic Partnership The discreet audience granted by President Denis Sassou Nguesso to China’s newly accredited ambassador, An Qing, on 25 August in Brazzaville signalled more than a routine …
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Congolese Diaspora and the Politics of Memory When news broke that Paul Tsouarès De M’Poungui had succumbed to illness at Paris’s Cochin Hospital on 30 July 2025, the Congolese community …
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Global acceleration of restitution diplomacy Diplomatic calendars now feature the return of antiquities with a frequency unthinkable a decade ago. From the United States’ decision to hand over thirty Khmer …
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A Timely Vision for Regional Protein Supply On 21 August 2025, in the wood-panelled reception hall of Congo-Brazzaville’s Senate, Chadian Ambassador Abdel-Kerim Ahmadaye Bakhit outlined a deceptively simple proposition to …