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RFI Discovery 2026 Launches Search for Africa’s Next Sounds From Brazzaville’s rehearsal rooms to Pointe-Noire’s beach bars, musicians are once again polishing their sets: Radio France Internationale has opened applications …
Pastoral session opens season of renewal At the hilltop ACERAC hotel in Brazzaville, nearly two hundred clergy and lay delegates gathered from 1 to 4 October 2025 to launch the …
Waiting Rooms Overflow as Tests Stay Suspended Lines of prospective drivers stretch outside accredited schools in Brazzaville as the country’s year-long pause on driving examinations enters another month. For many, …
Early spark in Brazzaville News of Pierre Moutouari’s death on 8 October 2025 spread first among musicians in Poto-Poto before rippling throughout Brazzaville. The Ministry of Culture hailed “a devoted …
Surge in Security Operations Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire have witnessed the largest street-crime sweep since 2018. Police and gendarmerie units, re-energised by a new national command installed in July 2024, have …
Back pain challenges Congo workplaces On 14 October, inside the airy conference room of Maya-Maya’s administrative wing, dozens of safety agents, baggage handlers and office clerks watched two clinicians unfold …
Vests Handed Out Amid Growing Urban Traffic Under a humid sky in the Mayombe Hall of Pointe-Noire, union leader Bienvenu Mabiala placed fluorescent orange vests on a long table before …
Brazzaville ceremony highlights inclusive education A lively hand-over ceremony unfolded at a primary school in Brazzaville on 11 October as the Association Jhony-Chancel for Albinos and the group Redonner le …
Heritage at 145 Years Under the cool shade of the Pierre-Savorgnan-de-Brazza Memorial, officials, scholars and students gathered last week to mark the 145th anniversary of Brazzaville, the city once known …
Talangaï Hospital spotlights dry eye syndrome On 9 October, the Ophthalmology Department of Talangaï District Reference Hospital turned its waiting room into a pop-up clinic, offering Brazzaville residents free tests …
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