Brazzaville campus tensions ease, for now At a joint general assembly held Saturday, Jan. 31 in Brazzaville, part-time lecturers at Marien-Ngouabi University decided to suspend their strike notice. The decision …
Higher education
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Brazzaville talks keep UMNG strike on hold BRAZZAVILLE — The inter-union grouping at Marien-Ngouabi University (UMNG) said on Jan. 19 it would not lift the ongoing strike based only on …
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Education
Algiers Scholarship Boosts Congolese Grads in Social Security
by Anicet Ngomaby Anicet NgomaBrazzaville send-off underscores academic ties Brazzaville’s diplomatic quarter was lively this week as Ambassador Azeddine Riache bid farewell to ten Congolese graduates awarded master’s scholarships at Algeria’s National Higher School …
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Education
Congo’s 27 Top Graduates Win Coveted Algerian Scholarships
by Anicet Ngomaby Anicet NgomaGovernment Reassures on Study Logistics The Ministry of Technical and Professional Education gathered 27 scholarship recipients and their families in Brazzaville, outlining final travel arrangements for their three-year courses in …
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Silent Lecture Halls in the Capital Mid-day heat used to find the Marien-Ngouabi campus buzzing; this Monday it met empty corridors and locked lecture rooms. Lecturers at Congo-Brazzaville’s sole public …
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Campus tension returns to Marien Ngouabi The normally busy courtyards of Marien Ngouabi University, Congo-Brazzaville’s sole public university, fell quiet again after unions announced a new unlimited strike set to …
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Strike Notice Raises Tension on Brazzaville Campus Faculty and staff unions at Marien Ngouabi University, Congo-Brazzaville’s flagship public institution, have delivered a formal strike warning that could halt lectures and …
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A new cohort heads to Moroccan campuses Seventy Congolese students gathered inside the auditorium of the ministry in Brazzaville as Ambassador Ahmed Agargi handed each of them a neatly stamped …
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University Fee Realignment Explained The decision by Brazzaville’s Marien Ngouabi University to adjust enrolment fees has stirred a measured debate within Congo’s academic community. Licence tuition moves from 10 500 …
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Ceremonial Launch amid Academic Optimism The cavernous Taty Loubard amphitheatre vibrated on 4 August with equal parts relief and anticipation as Minister of Higher Education Delphine Edith Emmanuel declared open …