Pointe-Noire demonstration ignites curiosity Under a canvas awning beside Pointe-Noire’s bustling Mont-Kamba market, nearly thirty women leaned over simmering pots on 7 August. The aroma of cassava leaves and smoked …
Samuel Okema
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Strategic Axes from Coast to Cuvette From the narrow Atlantic shoreline at Pointe-Noire to the low-lying Cuvette in the north, the Republic of the Congo presents a sequence of natural …
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UN Day Highlights Indigenous Rights in Congo Each 9 August, the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples invites governments to measure rhetoric against reality. In Brazzaville, Minister of Justice, …
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Equatorial Position and Regional Gateways Straddling the Equator at the heart of west-central Africa, the Republic of the Congo enjoys one of the most enviable transit locations on the continent. …
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Equatorial Geography and Diplomatic Relevance From the Mayombé massif that greets the Atlantic swell to the swampy expanse of the Sangha-Likouala plain, the Republic of the Congo commands a remarkably …
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Brazzaville Summit Amplifies Gender Diplomacy When nearly three hundred business leaders, researchers and civil-society actors converged on Brazzaville’s Saint-François de Paul Hotel for the fifth edition of the Mbongui of …
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Strategic Geography at the Heart of the Congo Basin Situated astride the Congo River’s right bank, the Republic of the Congo straddles coastal Atlantic access and an immense hinterland of …
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From Estuary to Plateau: a Strategic Crossroads The Republic of the Congo, commonly referred to as Congo-Brazzaville, occupies a pivotal strip of west-central Africa in which the Atlantic littoral, the …
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Geostrategic Crossroads in Central Africa Few African states combine continental depth and maritime reach as deftly as the Republic of the Congo. Straddling the Equator and sharing frontiers with five …
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Ceremonial Credentials and Regional Signal The polished marble of the Palais du Peuple offered a suitably ceremonial backdrop as President Denis Sassou Nguesso received letters of credence from Maryse Guilbeault, …