Michael Mabiala

Festive traffic surge and hidden risks Nightfall in December turns the avenues of Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire and Dolisie into glittering ribbons of headlights. Weddings, church vigils and corporate parties stretch late, …

Kindamba Christmas gift drive brings early joy A procession of trucks rumbled into Kindamba on 21 December, carrying cartons of brightly coloured cars, dolls and footballs. The cargo, offered by …

New PNLS headquarters strengthens HIV response On 15 December 2025, Brazzaville saw the ribbon cut on a freshly rehabilitated headquarters for the National HIV/AIDS Control Programme, PNLS, a project financed …

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Shocks Congolese Media Congolese audiences at home and abroad woke up on 20 December to news that journalist and production chief Peggy Roseline Hossie had died, age …

Veteran voice announces comeback Ley de Mamad’u, better known across local dance floors as Sugar Daddy Systématique, stepped before reporters in Brazzaville on 17 December 2025 and announced a fresh …

The Lights and the Deeper Glow In Congo-Brazzaville, Christmas decorations already sparkle above Avenue de Gaulle and Pointe-Noire’s lively quays. Storefront speakers loop carols in French, Lingala and Kituba, signalling …

Stakeholders converge in Brazzaville On 15 December, fifty professionals from courts, bar associations, police, gendarmerie and social services gathered in Brazzaville to dissect the legal pathways that govern minors who …

UNDP hands over refurbished PNLS headquarters The National Program to Fight HIV/AIDS (PNLS) received a symbolic boost in Brazzaville as the government took possession of a fully refurbished headquarters handed …

Extended households shrink in Congo-Brazzaville In Brazzaville’s Bacongo district, the dinner plate that once drew cousins, uncles and in-laws around the same floor mat is losing its place at dusk. …