Brazzaville zoo roars again Brazzaville’s long-quiet zoo echoed with anticipation this week as a pair of eight-month-old lions padded into their refurbished enclosure after a journey of more than 3 …
Samuel Okema
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Police-led sanitation push gains momentum In the early hours of successive mornings, low-slung bulldozers bearing the emblem of the National Police rumbled into narrow streets across Brazzaville, signalling the largest …
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Brazzaville workshop signals watershed moment On 14 October 2025, policy makers and development partners gathered in Brazzaville to validate the Republic of Congo’s first National Sanitation Policy, an instrument hailed …
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Security forces spearhead capital clean-up Shortly before dawn on 21 October, convoys of green-white police trucks parked along Avenue des Trois Martyrs. Uniformed officers jumped out wielding shovels instead of …
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Tree planting rejuvenates Case de Gaulle Under towering palms lining Brazzaville’s leafy Bacongo district, a discreet ceremony on 9 October 2025 breathed fresh life into the storied gardens of Case …
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A 70 Percent Anchor of Urban Water On 17 October, a convoy of La Congolaise des eaux engineers, reporters and gendarmes rolled into Djiri, Brazzaville’s ninth arrondissement, passing a line …
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National paving drive takes shape The Congolese government has fixed the first half of November for the start of an ambitious street-paving campaign across the country. Minister of Urban Sanitation, …
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Kintélé forum urges swift housing action A packed auditorium at Kintélé’s Higher Institute of Architecture, Urbanism, Building and Public Works turned a routine commemoration of World Habitat Day into a …
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Brazzaville workshop gathers stakeholders On 14 and 15 October, policy-makers, municipal technicians, civil-society leaders and international partners will meet in Brazzaville for the national workshop that will finalise Congo’s 2026-2030 …
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Dolisie arrest underscores regional smuggling route The usually placid railway hub of Dolisie was shaken after gendarmerie units arrested two young men carrying four raw ivory tusks, equivalent to two …