Congo-Brazzaville climbs to 68th on the 2026 RSF index as journalists mark World Press Freedom Day, yet self-censorship and a stalled media fund temper the optimism.
Samuel Nkosi
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Politics
Congo-Brazzaville Votes in the Dark as Networks Fall Silent
by Samuel Nkosiby Samuel NkosiOn 15 March 2026, Congo-Brazzaville held its presidential vote behind a nationwide telecoms and internet blackout, leaving the count unverifiable.
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Brazzaville’s OCDH unveils its 2025-2026 report documenting some fifty enforced disappearances and urges presidential candidates to put human rights first.
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Opposition candidate Anguios Nganguia-Engambé will campaign by private jet for Congo-Brazzaville’s March 2026 presidential election, reviving a 2009 tactic.
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Politics
Congo-Brazzaville’s March 2026 Vote: Seven Names, One Throne
by Samuel Nkosiby Samuel NkosiSeven candidates filed for Congo-Brazzaville’s March 2026 presidential election as major opposition parties stayed away, citing fairness concerns and abstention fears.
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Brazzaville Consultation on AI Regulation Opens In Brazzaville, Congo-Brazzaville has opened a national consultation devoted to the regulation of artificial intelligence, a policy area that many governments are approaching with …
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From Policy Aspiration to Field Experimentation When the Republic of Congo endorsed the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1993 it signalled a durable commitment to protect its …
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Brazzaville’s Diplomatic Rationale When Minister for International Cooperation and Public-Private Partnership Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso addressed the sixth virtual summit of the Committee of Ten, the tone from Brazzaville was …