Brazzaville Graduation Signals Entrepreneurial Momentum A handful of notebook-waving graduates streamed out of the Hôtel de Ville auditorium in Brazzaville this month, wearing the confident smiles of pioneers. Thirty women …
Ange Makaya
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Figa–Odel alliance seals 5-Bn CFA guarantee The auditorium of Pointe-Noire’s port buzzed on 22 August as the Fonds d’Impulsion, de Garantie et d’Accompagnement and the Organisation de Développement des Entreprises …
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Digital Betting Surge in Congo The digital betting landscape in Brazzaville has grown quietly yet steadily over the past five years, amplified by inexpensive smartphones and expanding 4G coverage. According …
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Digital Supply Chains in Congo-Brazzaville Every week, container vessels discharge thousands of tonnes of equipment and consumer goods in Pointe-Noire, yet importers often wait months for delivery to final sites. …
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Veteran Voices Unite in Brazzaville At a discreet inter-diocesan center not far from the Congo River, more than forty former reporters took their seats around folding tables, determined to write …
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Momentum Builds for Africa Energy Bank African policymakers and financiers are quietly finalising the Africa Energy Bank, a $5-billion institution designed to close the continent’s chronic funding gap for oil, …
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Historic Milestone for a Young Nation Brazzaville’s Alfred Raoul Boulevard, bathed in southern winter sunlight, became an open-air amphitheater of patriotism on 15 August as the Republic of Congo marked …
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Anti-Money-Laundering Stakes in Congo From the quiet offices of the General Directorate of State Control in Brazzaville, Isaac Gervais Onghabat has issued a thought-provoking article that may steer Congo-Brazzaville’s next …
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A Ceremony Signaling Ambition The vaulted auditorium of Brazzaville’s digital city hub filled early on 6 August, families pressing in to glimpse thirty freshly minted entrepreneurs receiving the inaugural Genius …
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Street Pharmacies Thrive in Dolisie At sunrise, queues snake around the stalls of Dolisie’s central market, mothers and taxi drivers waiting patiently as improvised vendors slide blister packs across wooden …