Equatorial Crossroads and Capital Dynamism Few African capitals better illustrate the notion of a geographic hinge than Brazzaville. Perched on the south-western lip of Malebo Pool, the city peers across …
Samuel Okema
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Atlantic Window and Maritime Leverage The Republic of the Congo’s forty-kilometre Atlantic façade, though modest in length, has long conferred outsized strategic value. Pointe-Noire’s deep-water harbour, rehabilitated through public-private partnerships …
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Geography as a Strategic Asset Straddling the Equator and abutting six neighbours, the Republic of the Congo occupies a pivotal clearing in the dense forest of west-central African geopolitics. Its …
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A Northern Diocese at the Centre of National Attention Few provincial ceremonies in the Republic of Congo attract the confluence of ecclesiastical, diplomatic and governmental actors witnessed on 19 July …
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A micro-state with macro ambitions in Central Africa At first glance the world’s oldest republic and the Republic of the Congo appear to occupy different galaxies of diplomatic relevance. Yet …
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Legislative Pace Quickens in Brazzaville When the National Assembly gave its unanimous assent to four draft laws in a single plenary sitting, seasoned observers of the Congolese legislature noted an …
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Diplomatic Momentum Around Adaptation Finance In the discreet corridors of Brazzaville’s Ministry of the Environment, Minister Arlette Soudan-Nonault welcomed Maurizio Cascioli, the outgoing director of the French Development Agency, for …