Energy drives Congo-Brazzaville’s economy. This section analyzes oil, gas, hydropower, and renewable projects, while assessing global energy transitions and their impact on Congo and Africa.
Strategic Warehousing Bolsters Grid Resilience The provisional hand-over of two specialised storage compounds in Brazzaville’s Itatolo district and Pointe-Noire’s Mongo-Kamba II marks a tangible advance in the Republic of the …
Equatorial Latitude, Global Implications Stretching astride the Equator, the Republic of the Congo occupies a strip of west-central Africa whose cartographic simplicity belies a complex array of strategic traits. From …
A Land of Overlooked Potential Long overshadowed by larger continental economies, the Republic of Congo has quietly positioned itself as a laboratory of pragmatic economic diversification. The country’s gross domestic …
Strategic Importance of Transparency For a hydrocarbon-dependent economy that still derives more than half of public revenue from oil, Congo-Brazzaville’s resolve to deepen transparency in the extractive sector carries weight …
A petroleum legacy at a crossroads For more than four decades crude oil has underpinned the fiscal architecture of the Republic of Congo, generating close to 60 % of public …
Macroeconomic barometer tilts toward the green The second 2025 session of the National Economic and Financial Committee in Brazzaville unfolded in an atmosphere that seasoned participants described as “measured relief”. …
Gaslight in Mayanga’s Kitchens On a humid March afternoon the blue flames that ordinarily flicker beneath the pans of Mayanga fell silent. Several households in this southern Brazzaville neighbourhood report …
Brazzaville warmth greets departure Behind the latticed shutters of the Palais du Peuple, a protocol ceremony that might otherwise pass unnoticed offered a revealing tableau of Central African diplomacy. René …
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