Lucien Mabiala

President Sassou Nguesso pledges to scrap entry visas for all Africans from January 2027, framing the move as a milestone for continental unity in Brazzaville.

Several foreign ambassadors presented their credentials to the Republic of Congo in May 2026, reinforcing the diplomatic corps in Brazzaville as the country hosted the 61st AfDB annual meetings.

Congo-Brazzaville’s new interior minister pledges passports in two weeks, but citizens facing year-long waits and illegal fees remain skeptical of real change.

Denis Sassou N’Guesso, as CEMAC chair, received a full briefing from the central bank governor on regional macroeconomic stability, mining site restoration negotiations, and Congo’s planned $850 million bond issuance.

Brazzaville and Washington reaffirm their military partnership after talks on the Obangame Express naval exercise in Pointe-Noire and Gulf of Guinea security.

President Denis Sassou-N’Guesso returned to Brazzaville on May 17, 2026 following a multi-day working stay in Oyo where he held consultations on state affairs, governance, and national development priorities.

Vice-Premier Minister Jean Jacques Bouya represented Congo at the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi, reaffirming the country’s stance on balanced Africa-France partnerships while preparing for the AfDB annual meetings in …

Residents of Congo-Brazzaville’s Bouenza region voiced support for President Denis Sassou Nguesso’s re-election, a Vox Congo report broadcast on May 10, 2026, showed.

President Sassou N’Guesso names digitizing Congo’s administrations a national urgency, alongside rail, road, water and power reforms after the first cabinet meeting.