Samuel Kambale

A National Forum for Human Capital From 4 to 8 August 2025, Brazzaville’s Palais des Congrès echoed with earnest conversations between fresh baccalaureate holders, anxious parents and rectors of universities. …

Setting the Stage for the Sixth Congress Inside Brazzaville’s cavernous Palais des Congrès, Secretary-General Pierre Moussa struck a confident note on 7 August as he formally inaugurated the preparatory phase …

A Deliberate Bet on Inclusive Growth When forty-five aspiring and seasoned businesswomen filed into a modest training hall on the banks of the Congo River eight weeks ago, few doubted …

Digital payments as a policy priority in Brazzaville From the promulgation of the National Development Plan 2022-2026 to the most recent communiqué of the Central African Banking Commission, the Republic …

Cashless Mobility Enhances Congolese Tourism For many visitors to Pointe-Noire’s shoreline or Brazzaville’s riverfront cafés, the most tangible symbol of Congolese modernity is the discreet chip embedded in a UBA …

A Twentieth Edition Heavy With Symbolism When the starting gun echoes along the banks of the Congo River on 14 August 2025, the Brazzaville International Half-Marathon will not merely register …

From the Kongo Kingdom to Savorgnan de Brazza Long before the modern state emerged, the lower Congo River served as the geopolitical heart of the powerful Kongo Kingdom, whose influence …

Young Cadets as Vectors of National Soft Power The recent special issue of Générations l’Afrique et le Monde en mouvement, listing the “Cadets de la République”, amounts to more than …

Pointe-Noire Seminar Signals Growing Cultural Diplomacy The marble-floored foyer of the Cercle Africain museum in Pointe-Noire filled quickly on 19 July as academics, clergy and foreign attachés took their seats …