Malabo session signals cautious optimism A measured mood dominated the 42nd ordinary session of the Multilateral Surveillance College held on 7–8 October in Malabo, where CEMAC Commission President Baltasar Engonga …
Samuel Kambale
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Rediscovering a Foundational Study First published in Paris by Anthropos, “Histoire économique du Congo 1880-1968” remains an indispensable compass for scholars and policymakers seeking to decode the structural DNA of …
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Scientific summit underlines economic stakes Brazzaville’s sun-drenched campus of the National Institute for Research in Engineering Sciences, Innovation and Technology pulsed with unusual excitement as scholars, entrepreneurs and policymakers convened …
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A surprise announcement reverberates through Brazzaville The word “surprise” is rarely used lightly in fiscal matters, yet it aptly describes the scene that unfolded last week in Brazzaville’s convention centre. …
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A Quiet Yet Firm Campaign Takes Shape When Ngatsé Itoua Mbola, secretary for economic affairs at the Federation of Professional Transport Workers of Congo, arrived at the bustling Total market …
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Private-sector commitment meets national vision Brazzaville’s conference halls assumed a resolutely forward-looking atmosphere on 26 September, when Africa RSE Congo, the Congolese subsidiary of the pan-African advisory group Afrique RSE, …
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Rising Demand for Statistical Excellence From dawn on 24 September, the courtyard of Brazzaville’s Lycée de la Révolution filled with a hum seldom heard outside national examination days. Clutching geometry …
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Faith and Enterprise Converge in Pointe-Noire For two intense August days, the Archdiocese of Pointe-Noire abandoned its customary liturgical cadence for the brisk tempo of business pitches and policy dialogue. …
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Brazzaville signals a data-driven era For three days in mid-September 2025, a conference room in central Brazzaville became the nerve centre of Congo-Brazzaville’s latest fiscal modernisation effort. Thirty senior officials …
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Regional snapshot of non-performing loans The 2024 annual report released by the Central African Banking Commission, COBAC, offers a rare x-ray of the six-nation CEMAC microfinance landscape. It registers 178 …