Brazzaville pays last respects to a storied veteran A sharp December sunlight bathed the stele of the Anciens Enfants de Troupe when the funeral cortège of Lieutenant-Colonel (ret.) Ernest “La …
Samuel Mudjinda
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A Crescendo of Verses for Human Rights Day On 10 December, as the world observed International Human Rights Day, the courtyard of Institut Bana Moyi in Brazzaville’s Ex-Télé neighbourhood erupted …
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Congolese Students Depart for Russian Universities A rare hush fell over the normally lively esplanade of Brazzaville’s international airport on 9 December as families, academics and diplomats gathered to salute …
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Rights-lit slam festival arrives in Makélékélé From 8 to 10 December the usually tranquil Espace Bana Moi in Brazzaville’s first arrondissement, Makélékélé, will resonate with tight rhymes and urgent verse. …
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A Literary Homage in the Heart of Brazzaville On 5 December an eclectic audience converged on the Centre culturel de Brazzaville for the presentation and signing of “Jacques L. Opangault …
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Brazzaville Evening of Verse and Emotion Inside the softly lit auditorium of L’Harmattan Congo’s downtown bookshop, a murmur of expectancy ran through an audience composed of students, lecturers, diplomats and …
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A high-profile start in Brazzaville The pewter skies of early December did little to dim the optimism at Marien-Ngouabi Paediatric Hospital, where the Ministry of Health and Population inaugurated a …
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A new chapter for Congo’s media landscape The marble-lined lobby of the Agence congolaise d’information (ACI) in Brazzaville was uncharacteristically animated earlier this month as Olga Rachelle Mangouandza, director-general of …
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A Memorandum that Opened Doors The low hum of conversation in the Goethe-Institut Kamerun auditorium fell silent late in November when three young Congolese were called to the stage. Harmelin …
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Brazzaville Workshop Highlights Patient Charter The conference room of the Brazzaville health district headquarters filled early on 27 November, as physicians in white coats shared tables with neighbourhood chiefs and …