UNESCO

Heritage audit backed by UNESCO Brazzaville hosted a closely watched workshop on 13 November, unveiling the latest inventories of two flagship institutions, the Pan-African Music Museum and the Ma Loango …

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 …

UNESCO leadership race heats up In October the 193-member General Conference will choose the ninth Director-General of UNESCO. After two rounds of internal consultations, only two contenders remain, turning 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. …

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 …

Presidential letter strengthens ties Visiting Kuwait on an official working mission, Congo’s Minister of International Cooperation and Promotion of Public-Private Partnership, Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso, was received on 9 September …

Congo launches UNESCO bid offensive Brazzaville has launched an energetic diplomatic swing through Latin America to garner support for Firmin Édouard Matoko’s bid to become director-general of UNESCO in 2025. …

Government rallying the newsroom Standing before a packed press room in Brazzaville, Communication and Media Minister Thierry Lézin Moungoulla asked Congolese journalists to champion the candidacy of seasoned diplomat Firmin …

Quiet Preparations for 2026 Ballot The quiet banquet hall of Brazzaville’s Pefaco Hotel filled with purposeful chatter from 50 women reporters last week, all focused on a single horizon: March …