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Congo-Brazzaville’s mines minister Pierre Oba suspended all new mining title grants for gold, cassiterite, and coltan effective April 1, 2026, aiming to overhaul oversight of the artisanal mining sector.
Congo’s National Assembly adopted the revised Mining Code on April 8, 2026, a long-awaited overhaul of the law governing the country’s extractive sector.
The BEAC has revised Central Africa’s 2026 growth down to 2.9%, holding key rates steady amid Middle East conflict uncertainties.
ASSA-AC says all CEMAC states must adopt a common aviation safety regulation by December 31, 2026, tightening Central Africa’s air transport oversight.
Central Bank BEAC projects 5.3% growth for Congo-Brazzaville in 2026, driven by rebounding oil output, LNG and tamed 2.7% inflation below the CEMAC ceiling.
Finance Minister Christian Yoka announced at the first CNEF session that Congo-Brazzaville’s economy is projected to grow 5.3% in 2026, fuelled by oil production recovery, liquefied gas, and a 23% …
Congo-Brazzaville’s national balance of payments committee validated an 81-billion-FCFA surplus for 2024, reversing a deficit from 2023, as non-oil sectors drove 2.1 percent GDP growth.
Congo-Brazzaville booked 1,323 billion FCFA in 2025 oil revenue as diversification dominates the presidential race ahead of the March 15 vote.
Brazzaville hosts the signing of five Congo-China trade deals under Beijing’s zero-tariff initiative for African states, effective from 1 May 2026.
Congo-Brazzaville begins a four-year, $595M rehabilitation of the Congo-Ocean Railway with China’s Hunan group to revive its role as a transit hub.
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