Brazzaville hosts the sixth Salon de l’immobilier on 6-8 October 2026, spotlighting ecological urban growth, land tensions and diaspora investment.
Eric Mukendi
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Congo Terminal’s 2025 TEU milestone at Pointe-Noire Congo Terminal processed 1,219,164 TEU over the course of 2025, according to the company. It is the first time the operator has crossed …
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A Presidential Launch for a Symbolic Edifice The sound of excavators mingled with the applause of invited guests on 19 December 2025 as President Denis Sassou Nguesso laid the first …
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Economy & Business
Brazzaville Skyline Rises: BCH Headquarters Breaks Ground
by Eric Mukendiby Eric MukendiCeremony Signals Confidence in Housing Bank A bright morning sun bathed Brazzaville’s central district as President Denis Sassou Nguesso placed the first symbolic stone for the Banque Congolaise de l’Habitat’s …
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Record profit underscores post-pandemic resilience Central Africa’s banking architecture has turned a conspicuous corner. The latest report by the Central African Banking Commission, COBAC, reveals that the 55 commercial lenders …
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Economy & Business
Salary Delays Spark Wave of Public Sector Strikes
by Eric Mukendiby Eric MukendiGrowing Discontent in Municipal Workforces On an otherwise typical December morning in Brazzaville, the usual hustle—interrupted power lines, congested avenues, and the hum of roadside generators—went largely unnoticed. Yet behind …
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Economy & Business
Congo’s Ouesso Workshop Turbo-Charges Procurement
by Eric Mukendiby Eric MukendiOuesso becomes a hub for modernised procurement For three intensive days the northern river town of Ouesso, administrative capital of the Sangha department, swapped its customary calm for the jargon …
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Economy & Business
Seaside Banking Hub Signals Congo’s Financial Leap
by Eric Mukendiby Eric MukendiPrime Minister’s Symbolic Coastal Stop Against the backdrop of the Atlantic surf, Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso toured the freshly inaugurated Bsca Bank outlet on Pointe-Noire’s Côte Sauvage on 26 …
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Economy & Business
Congo’s Prefect Shake-Up Signals Decentralization Drive
by Eric Mukendiby Eric MukendiA Nationwide Refresh in Territorial Governance By two presidential decrees issued on 31 March and 6 May 2025, President Denis Sassou Nguesso completed an across-the-board renewal of Congo-Brazzaville’s territorial administrators. …
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A Literary Crown Forged in Grammar Inside the wood-panelled conference hall of Marien-Ngouabi University’s rectorate, the atmosphere on 31 July felt closer to an academic summit than to a conventional …