Congolese retirees publicly denounced on June 15, 2026 more than 51 months of unpaid pension arrears, deepening social tensions in a country already facing fuel shortages, power cuts and water …
An Inventive African Week Unfolds From Paris and Brazzaville to Chicago and Johannesburg, African creativity is taking center stage between 29 August and 7 September 2025. Music, film, visual arts …
Thrène Tradition and Cultural Resonance Across Congo-Brazzaville, a thrène is more than a lament; it is an oral archive. Sung-wept narratives at funeral vigils retrace family lineages, affirm social bonds …
Memory Lane in Pointe-Noire Leonard Mboungou-Kipolo’s simple request—identifying former tenants in his aunt’s compound in Pointe-Noire—triggered an unexpected linguistic odyssey. The clue he offered, that the family spoke a variety …
Women reclaim the spotlight in Congo Rumba The grandeur of the Pan-African Music Festival (FESPAM) rarely lacks spectacle, yet this year a one-hour documentary momentarily eclipsed the marching bands and …
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