Historic Brazzaville-Havana Ties Enter New Phase In a meeting at the ministry in Brazzaville, Minister of Cooperation and Public-Private Partnership Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso told Cuba’s envoy Indira Napoles Coello …
Lucien Mabiala
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Setting the Stage: October Session With less than a month before lawmakers return to the hemicycle, leaders of the two chambers have released an unusually packed agenda. Senate President Pierre …
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Aligning Law with New Departments On 7 October, meeting in Oyo, the Council of Ministers approved a bill amending the 2001 electoral act, aligning it with Congo-Brazzaville’s updated administrative map. …
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Rising Profile in Brazzaville As 2025 dawned, diplomat Françoise Joly moved from the shadows of protocol into the spotlight of strategy in Brazzaville. Appointed special adviser and personal envoy to …
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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 …
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A first full session after May elections At the end of a four-day ordinary session in Brazzaville, the National Human Rights Commission, better known by its French acronym CNDH, adopted …
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Ceremonial installation in Odziba Under clear skies and backed by drumbeats, Odziba’s central square turned into a stage of flags and dancers as Minister of the Interior Raymond Zéphirin Mboulou …
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A solemn farewell at Palais des Congrès Shortly after sunrise on 29 September, a hushed crowd filed into Brazzaville’s Palais des Congrès. Diplomats, lawmakers and civil-society leaders joined grieving relatives …
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Joseph Mbossa’s passing shocks Congo politics News of Joseph Mbossa’s death in a Paris hospital on 28 September spread rapidly across Brazzaville and Abala, prompting condolences from lawmakers, ministers and …
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Presidential Signature Seals Anti-Drug Bill President Denis Sassou Nguesso has signed Law No. 30-2025, completing a rapid parliamentary journey and marking the Republic of Congo’s most comprehensive response to narcotics …
