Michael Mabiala

Ceremonial Handover Signals Fresh Start Saturday’s carefully choreographed ceremonies in Pointe-Noire transferred the helm of three major public hospitals to new directors, signalling a fresh chapter for frontline care in …

Funding alarm from National Coordination Committee In a measured yet pressing tone, the National Coordination Committee, the body overseeing Global Fund grants in Congo, warned this week that life-saving supplies …

Gender violence study sparks debate in Brazzaville Brazzaville—Kaani Assistance, a Congolese NGO formed by young health and legal professionals, released on 12 December its first public assessment of gender-based violence …

EU Human Rights Fortnight opens in Brazzaville On 10 December, inside a sunlit conference room at the EU delegation in Brazzaville, journalists, civic actors and rights advocates gathered for the …

Health for All drive touches Kombé orphanage Fifty-seven children living at Cardinal Émile Biayenda Village in Kombé woke up to a rare bustle this Tuesday, as doctors, diplomats and cameras …

Why “vraiment” echoes nationwide On a hot afternoon in downtown Brazzaville, a street vendor pauses mid-sentence, smiles, and inserts a drawn-out “vraiment” before finishing her complaint about traffic. The single …

AU envoy urges swift ratification Speaking in Tunis at the sixth African Forum on Women, Peace and Security, the African Union’s Special Envoy for Women, Peace and Security, Liberata Mulamula, …

Global Fund Partnership in Congo Since 2006, the Global Fund has channelled 284 million USD—roughly 160.9 billion CFA—into Congolese programmes targeting HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. The current three-year cycle alone …

Nationwide push for safer housing The training room at the Directorate of Urbanism in Brazzaville was unusually animated on 8 December as dozens of newly appointed urban delegates opened their …