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A Date Laden with Symbols On 14 August, the eve of Congo-Brazzaville’s Independence Day, Franco-Congolese scholar Milie Théodora Miéré will release Culture or Cultures of Enterprise through Paris publisher L’Harmattan. …
Brazzaville WHO accreditation ceremony In a hushed hall of marble at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Minister Jean-Claude Gakosso accepted the credentials of Dr Vincent Dossou Sodjinou, the World …
Brazzaville Awaits the Delegation Long before the cannons roared, Brazzaville’s heat carried a different tension. On 14 August 1960, French minister André Malraux landed from Bangui, flanked by Jean Foyer, …
Mid-August Sanitation Snapshot When Minister of Urban Sanitation, Local Development and Road Maintenance Juste Désiré Mondélé stepped onto Brazzaville’s freshly swept pavements on 13 August, he offered a calm verdict: …
A Parisian Reawakening for Cedro La Loi In a discreet studio in Paris’s 18th arrondissement, the Congolese singer and composer Cedro La Loi fine-tuned the last vocal layers of Nzéla …
Leaked audio sends shockwaves through clergy An unexpected leak of telephone recordings, shared across Congolese social media in early August, has propelled a senior Catholic archbishop into the spotlight. The …
Diplomatic Handover in Brazzaville Heads turned at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Brazzaville as Italian-born diplomat Mariavittoria Ballotta presented her accreditation to Minister Jean Claude Gakosso, formally becoming the …
Douala podium rekindles ambition For eight years, Congolese heavyweight karateka Junior Mobonda watched international tournaments from the sidelines, barred from competition after a dispute over travel allowances in 2018. Last …
Opening context In a decree signed on 31 March 2025, President Denis Sassou Nguesso confirmed the appointment of fifteen prefects across the Republic of Congo, marking the first full rotation …
Steep Rise in Cases Heightens Vigilance Inside the corridors of the Ministry of Health in Brazzaville, officials have monitored a steady trickle of suspected cholera notifications since 26 July, tallying …
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