Urban insecurity tests social fabric In the packed hemicycle of the Palais des Congrès, Senate president Pierre Ngolo placed the issue of urban insecurity squarely at the centre of national …
Patrick Mukendi
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Brazzaville on High Alert Over the past week Brazzaville’s arrondissements have echoed with the rumble of security pickups and whistles from officers of the General Directorate of Presidential Security, backed …
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Owando hearing spotlights ivory trafficking At the gates of the equatorial forest, the Owando Tribunal will occupy the national spotlight on 15 October as it examines the case of a …
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Training Ambitions Collide with Classroom Realities A rare murmur of protest rose last week from the normally discreet corridors of the National School of Administration and Magistracy, ENAM, in Brazzaville. …
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Coordinated swoop in Niari capital Dolisie On 7 October, a carefully coordinated sweep by the Dolisie Gendarmerie, the Directorate of Forest Economy and specialists from the Wildlife Law Enforcement Support …
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Urban insecurity feeds a climate of anxiety For more than a decade, the capital of the Republic of Congo has grappled with an ever-shifting youth crime phenomenon embodied by the …
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A Statute for a Generation at Risk In a decisive move welcomed by educators, parents and health professionals alike, the Republic of Congo has adopted Law 30-2025 on the fight …
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Strategic push for safer highways The Republic of Congo has taken a decisive technological leap to reinforce traffic discipline along its busiest corridor, National Road 1. From Brazzaville to Pointe-Noire, …
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Farewell to a Cavalry Strategist On 9 August 2025, the freshly landscaped VIP sector of Bouka cemetery in Kintélé, the fast-growing northern suburban municipality of Brazzaville, became the final posting …
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A tense night over Kinshasa skies In the small hours of 12 September the pilots of Republic of the Congo’s national airline, approaching Brazzaville from Pointe-Noire, received an unusual radio …