Stay informed on global developments shaping Congo and Africa’s international relations. From UN debates to great power competition and African diplomacy, this section examines how world affairs impact Congo-Brazzaville’s future.
Africa Gains Permanent Place at G20 A month after the African Union formally took its seat as a permanent member of the Group of Twenty in New Delhi, policy circles …
Russia diplomacy centenary lights up Moscow On 24-26 October, the Russian agency Rossotrudnitchestvo turned the spotlight on a century of Russian diplomacy by convening an International Cooperation Forum in Moscow. …
Historic friendship enters a pragmatic phase At the riverside headquarters of the Ministry of International Cooperation in Brazzaville, Cuban ambassador Indira Napoles Coello met recently with Minister Denis Christel Sassou …
UNESCO vote delivers a decisive result The Executive Board of UNESCO handed a near-unanimous verdict on Monday night, granting 55 out of 57 ballots to Egyptian scholar Khaled El-Enany, according …
Rabat-Brussels Deal Expands to Southern Provinces Rabat and Brussels have closed months of technical talks to update their 2012 agricultural agreement, the Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita confirmed in the …
A calculated bid for UNESCO’s helm When Firmin Édouard Matoko resigned from his post as UNESCO Assistant Director-General on 14 March 2025, a thirty-five-year career morphed into a political gamble. …
Verdict shakes French political landscape The Paris criminal court delivered a rare reprimand for a former French head of state, sentencing Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison over the …
Latin honour lifts Congolese candidacy A shimmering glass trophy passed hands in Luque, Paraguay, this week, as Congolese diplomat Firmin Édouard Matoko accepted the «Freedom Flame», the top honour of …
Global Solidarity Plea from Venezuelan Envoy On 10 September, inside the cream-coloured chancery of the Venezuelan Embassy in downtown Brazzaville, Ambassador Laura Evengelia Suarez faced a cluster of local reporters. …
UN Agencies Urge Immediate Ceasefire United Nations agencies sounded an increasingly urgent alarm this week, warning that a full-scale famine could unfold in Gaza unless hostilities halt and humanitarian corridors …
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