In Nzima, southern Congo-Brazzaville, the Nzobi initiation ceremony brings together song, fire and ancestral knowledge in a rite that bridges generations in the Niari department.
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In Congo’s Niari department, Tsinguidi’s youth demand that Chinese gold miner Good-Luck suspend work until social and economic pledges are honored.
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Opposition candidate Joseph Kignoumbi Kia Mboungou draws crowds across Congo-Brazzaville’s south, urging youth jobs, economic diversification and social justice.
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Denis Sassou N’Guesso launched a high-energy campaign sweep through the Bouenza and Niari departments within 48 hours of the official campaign opening, drawing massive crowds in Dolisie, Madingou and Sibiti.
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A Public Project Put Back in Focus In Mayoko, a district in Congo-Brazzaville’s Niari department, a new high school has become the center of an unusually charged public debate. The …
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A tribute in Brazzaville for a respected AET figure The Association of Former Child Soldiers (AET) of Congo, led by its president Rémy Ayayos Ikounga, held a final tribute on …
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Broad mobilisation across Niari Niari’s political and administrative cadres are stepping up preparations to welcome President Denis Sassou Nguesso in the southern department. The mobilisation follows an internal call to …
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Regional banking milestone for Niari Dolisie, the leafy capital of Niari, is set to welcome the fourth branch of the Bank of Central African States in Congo-Brazzaville. On 8 November, …
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Voices Rise Over Crumbling Infrastructure In the remote border town of Mbinda, Niari department, residents say daily life is overshadowed by crumbling public facilities that once symbolised progress. Their concern …
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Dolisie arrest underscores regional smuggling route The usually placid railway hub of Dolisie was shaken after gendarmerie units arrested two young men carrying four raw ivory tusks, equivalent to two …