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A Convergence of Continents in Moscow For six intensive days in late August, a lecture hall overlooking the Moskva River turned into a miniature newsroom of the Global South. Reporters …

A debate spanning five centuries Few historical questions in Central Africa have generated as much sustained scrutiny as the ancestry of Nimi Lukeni, first monarch of Kongo dia Ntotila. Portuguese …

A discreet succession reverberates across continents When delegates of the Grand Orient de France assembled in Bordeaux on 21 August 2025, the choice of their 73rd Grand Master, Pierre Bertinotti, …

Strategic 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 …

Eighty Years After 1945: Resonance Beyond Asia This year’s commemorations of the Allied victory offer more than ritual remembrance; they reopen a conversation on the strategic weight of the Chinese …

Trump’s Congratulatory Dispatch and Its Nuances On 15 August, the date that marks the Republic of Congo’s hard-won independence in 1960, President Denis Sassou Nguesso received a missive carrying the …

Diaspora Notes and National Resonance When Congolese musicians relocate to Paris, they rarely sever the umbilical cord that links them to Brazzaville. Rather, they extend the nation’s cultural frontier, engaging …

Regional Pedagogical Pivot The initiative did not emerge in a vacuum. Over the past decade, CEMAC heads of state have multiplied calls for the diversification of their hydrocarbon-heavy economies. The …

A Parisian Election with Global Resonance When delegates converge on Paris this October to choose UNESCO’s next Director-General, the exercise will be more than a routine rotation at a UN …

AMREF’s Lifeline and its Vulnerabilities The afternoon of 18 January saw a Cessna Caravan operated by AMREF Flying Doctors leave Nairobi’s Wilson Airport on a routine medical-evacuation run to Hargeisa. …