Cartographic Foundations of a Central African Pivot The Republic of the Congo occupies an appellative crossroads in Central Africa, its 342,000-square-kilometre expanse poised between the Gulf of Guinea and the …
Samuel Kambale
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A Soldier-Poet Returns to Centre Stage On a humid July afternoon in Brazzaville, the muted clatter of porcelain cups gave way to a round of applause as the inaugural Literary …
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Civil Society at the Table of Social Cohesion The scent of cassava leaves and smoked fish drifting through Mpaka’s dusty alleys each Wednesday is more than a gastronomic invitation; it …
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A Digital Turn in Central African Currency Security With discreet efficiency and a touch of twenty-first-century savoir-faire, the Bank of Central African States has slipped a new instrument into the …
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Mauritian Gateway for Congolese Ambition When Alain Akouala Atipault, chair of Congo-Brazzaville’s National Commission for the African Peer Review Mechanism, landed in Port-Louis at the end of July 2025, his …
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A Continental Rallying Cry for UNESCO Leadership The cathedral-like conference hall of Yamoussoukro’s Fondation Félix Houphouët-Boigny seldom hosts events that resonate far beyond the Ivorian capital. Yet on 29 July …
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An Urgent Medical Offensive in the Cuvette Since 23 July the General Hospital 31-July in Owando, capital of the Cuvette department, has become the epicentre of a ten-day exercise dubbed …
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Strategic Context of Tokyo-Brazzaville Solidarity In a diplomatic gesture that blends pragmatic altruism with geostrategic foresight, the Government of Japan has released a grant of two million United States dollars—equivalent …
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A Strategic Rotation within a Pivotal Ministry In a brief but telling ceremony on 29 July, the Ministry of Finance, Budget and Public Portfolio of the Republic of Congo introduced …
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Rivers, Forests and Strategic Geography From the fluvial bustle of the Congo River to the Atlantic mouth at Pointe-Noire, geography has long set the contours of Congolese statecraft. The country’s …