Congo-Brazzaville

Government-led panel eyes modern labour code Brazzaville—The National Consultative Labour Commission convened its ordinary session on 12 December under the gavel of State Minister Claude Alphonse N’Silou, sharpening the draft …

A Congolese-Named Prize Finds a New Laureate The Tchicaya U Tam’si Prize, created in Morocco in 1989 to honor the late Congolese poet who redefined francophone verse, has chosen its …

A milestone parade in Brazzaville The 65th anniversary of Congo-Brazzaville’s independence offered more than ceremonial splendour. Tanks, armoured cars and marching columns formed a precise tableau under the gaze of …

A Date Laden with Symbols On 14 August, the eve of Congo-Brazzaville’s Independence Day, Franco-Congolese scholar Milie Théodora Miéré will release Culture or Cultures of Enterprise through Paris publisher L’Harmattan. …

National momentum around health governance When Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso opened the second ordinary session of the National Health Council in Kintélé, the symbolism was unmistakable. Forty-one years after …

Historic Milestone for a Young Nation Brazzaville’s Alfred Raoul Boulevard, bathed in southern winter sunlight, became an open-air amphitheater of patriotism on 15 August as the Republic of Congo marked …

Leaked audio sends shockwaves through clergy An unexpected leak of telephone recordings, shared across Congolese social media in early August, has propelled a senior Catholic archbishop into the spotlight. The …

Diplomatic Handover in Brazzaville Heads turned at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Brazzaville as Italian-born diplomat Mariavittoria Ballotta presented her accreditation to Minister Jean Claude Gakosso, formally becoming the …

Street Pharmacies Thrive in Dolisie At sunrise, queues snake around the stalls of Dolisie’s central market, mothers and taxi drivers waiting patiently as improvised vendors slide blister packs across wooden …