Lucien Mabiala

Brazzaville Conclave Sets 2026 Election Tone Inside the sunlit hall of Brazzaville’s prefecture, 280 national counsellors of the Republican Dynamic for Development, better known as DRD, converged on 21 August …

Congo-France parliamentary ties deepen On 21 August in Brazzaville, Ambassador Claire Bodonyi sat across Senator Aristide Ngama Ngakosso, chair of the Congo-France friendship group, to review the memorandum signed earlier …

Persistent Outages and Economic Stakes For years, power cuts have punctuated daily life in Brazzaville, dimming streetlights and slowing factories at unpredictable hours. Congolese officials estimate that the capital loses …

Oversight Call Marks Session Finale The marble chambers of Brazzaville’s National Assembly fell silent only after Speaker Isidore Mvouba urged deputies to “mark the government at the belt”, a boxing …

Independence Night Celebration Draws Massive Youth Crowd On 15 August 2025, the Alphonse Massamba-Débat Stadium filled beyond its 33,000-seat capacity as Congo-Brazzaville marked sixty-five years of sovereignty. Entry to the …

Anniversary pageant signals continuity Brazzaville’s Alfred Raoul Boulevard filled with synchronized rumble as the Republic of Congo celebrated sixty-five years of independence on 15 August 2025. Under the steady gaze …

Smooth election underscores unity Without visible dissent, the Superior Council for Freedom of Communication, CSLC, completed its elective session in Brazzaville on 19 August, filling the two remaining seats in …

A familiar voice enters the fray When Alexis Bongo stepped behind the lectern at Brazzaville’s Zola Cultural Center on 16 August, cameras that usually frame him as host of DRTV’s …

Senate Leaders Promote Political Stability Ahead of 2026 On 13 August, Senate President Pierre Ngolo closed the chamber’s sixth administrative session with a carefully worded appeal for serenity as the …