Energy drives Congo-Brazzaville’s economy. This section analyzes oil, gas, hydropower, and renewable projects, while assessing global energy transitions and their impact on Congo and Africa.
Economic Tightrope after the Pandemic Shock The Republic of Congo entered the decade with public debt exceeding one hundred percent of gross domestic product, a legacy of pro-cyclical spending during …
Strategic Warehousing Bolsters Grid Resilience The provisional hand-over of two specialised storage compounds in Brazzaville’s Itatolo district and Pointe-Noire’s Mongo-Kamba II marks a tangible advance in the Republic of the …
Equatorial Latitude, Global Implications Stretching astride the Equator, the Republic of the Congo occupies a strip of west-central Africa whose cartographic simplicity belies a complex array of strategic traits. From …
A Land of Overlooked Potential Long overshadowed by larger continental economies, the Republic of Congo has quietly positioned itself as a laboratory of pragmatic economic diversification. The country’s gross domestic …
Strategic Importance of Transparency For a hydrocarbon-dependent economy that still derives more than half of public revenue from oil, Congo-Brazzaville’s resolve to deepen transparency in the extractive sector carries weight …
A petroleum legacy at a crossroads For more than four decades crude oil has underpinned the fiscal architecture of the Republic of Congo, generating close to 60 % of public …
Macroeconomic barometer tilts toward the green The second 2025 session of the National Economic and Financial Committee in Brazzaville unfolded in an atmosphere that seasoned participants described as “measured relief”. …
Gaslight in Mayanga’s Kitchens On a humid March afternoon the blue flames that ordinarily flicker beneath the pans of Mayanga fell silent. Several households in this southern Brazzaville neighbourhood report …
Brazzaville warmth greets departure Behind the latticed shutters of the Palais du Peuple, a protocol ceremony that might otherwise pass unnoticed offered a revealing tableau of Central African diplomacy. René …
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