Moody’s raised Congo-Brazzaville’s outlook to positive while holding the Caa2 rating, signalling renewed market access and steadier public finances after 2024-2025 strains.
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Brazzaville’s Senate opens its ninth ordinary session on 2 June with eleven items, from slavery recognition to a Congo-Russia investment accord.
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At the 61st AfDB Annual Meetings in Brazzaville, Denis Sassou N’Guesso urged large-scale resource mobilisation and a fairer global financial architecture for Africa.
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President Sassou N’Guesso says African nationals will enter the Republic of Congo visa-free from January 2027, backing a single African passport.
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Congo’s new ambassador Basile Ikouébé presented his credentials to President Donald Trump at the White House, signaling a recalibration of Brazzaville-Washington ties.
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President Sassou Nguesso says Congo-Brazzaville will lift entry visas for all African nationals from January 2027, framing it as a milestone for continental unity.
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Brazzaville welcomes 3,000 delegates from 81 nations for the AfDB’s 61st Annual Meetings, where Africa’s financial sovereignty and a $400bn funding gap take centre stage.
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As CEMAC chair, Denis Sassou N’Guesso reviewed regional monetary resilience, mining site restoration talks and Congo’s planned $850 million bond issue.
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Brazzaville and Kinshasa pledge to modernise their 1978 judicial cooperation accord, extending it to cybercrime and AI-driven offences via a joint expert team.
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Brazzaville priced an $850 million 11-year bond at 9.5%, drawing $1.6bn in demand, as it refinances debt and seeks fresh IMF support.