Politics

President Denis Sassou-N’Guesso returned to Brazzaville on May 17, 2026 following a multi-day working stay in Oyo where he held consultations on state affairs, governance, and national development priorities.

Residents of Congo-Brazzaville’s Bouenza region voiced support for President Denis Sassou Nguesso’s re-election, a Vox Congo report broadcast on May 10, 2026, showed.

President Sassou N’Guesso names digitizing Congo’s administrations a national urgency, alongside rail, road, water and power reforms after the first cabinet meeting.

Constant Serge Bounda, Congo-Brazzaville’s newly appointed foreign minister, received credential copies from ambassadors of Morocco, the Vatican, Algeria and Angola within his first two days in office, signaling an active …

Congo-Brazzaville’s first cabinet meeting of the new term laid out urgent priorities including railway rehabilitation, digital governance, and an injection of capital into Congo Telecom.

The first Council of Ministers of Congo-Brazzaville’s new quinquennium, held on May 6, 2026, approved a deposit fund law and a 143.8-billion-FCFA asset injection into Congo Telecom.

Congo’s new State Audit Minister Noel Leonard Essongo presses senior officials for measurable results against corruption and weak public service.

Congo’s Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso inspected several ministries, finding worn furniture, faulty lighting and cramped offices, and pledged a major renovation drive.