Ange Makaya

Brazzaville welcomed over 1,500 francophone business leaders from June 9-13, 2026 for the 7th FIEF, the first time the forum has been held in Central Africa.

Congolese construction giant MBTP has secured a $150 million contract to build the Noatum Ports container terminal in Pointe-Noire, set to create 9,000 jobs and reshape Central Africa’s logistics landscape.

Congo launches an industrialisation strategy around Mayoko iron ore, with on-site processing, Pointe-Noire steel output and a railway rehabilitation.

At Osiane 2026 in Kintele, experts and entrepreneurs mapped out an e-waste recycling industry for Central Africa, framing discarded electronics as a strategic resource and a source of youth jobs.

Congo signed a BADEA financing deal to extend Brazzaville’s southern corniche for 47 billion FCFA and build a new government city downtown.

AfDB President Sidi Ould Tah and Congo Economy Minister Ludovic Ngatsé closed the 61st Annual Assemblies in Kintélé with a four-pillar strategic roadmap urging African states to industrialize and stop …

Moody’s Ratings has upgraded the Republic of Congo’s sovereign outlook from stable to positive in May 2026, maintaining a Caa2 rating while recognising a gradual improvement in Brazzaville’s credit profile …

Congo-Brazzaville and the BADEA signed two financing deals worth $500 million to extend Brazzaville’s Corniche road and deepen its African solidarity fund stake.

President Denis Sassou N’Guesso officially opened the 61st Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank in Brazzaville, calling for stronger African financing architecture.