Lates News from Congo-Brazzaville
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In Paris, Foreign Minister Bounda met Congolese diaspora voices, including expert Deve Maboungou, on airfares, consular reform and expat voting rights.
Slam poet Princia Besty was raped and killed in Brazzaville after traveling from Pointe-Noire for her passport. Police open an investigation as tributes pour in.
President Denis Sassou N’Guesso opens a week-long working stay in Oyo to steer Congo-Brazzaville’s economy and launch the 2026-2031 Action Plan.
President Denis Sassou N’Guesso urged ministers to speed up Pointe-Noire roads, the high-voltage line, Loango University and the Maloukou industrial zone.
Congo’s June 18 cabinet awarded Dangote a $3bn potash permit and unveiled visa-free entry for Africans from January 2027. Here is what it means.
Sports Minister Hugues Ngouelôndelé welcomes Congo’s U18 and U20 handball squads after their Zone 4 runner-up finish, pledging funds before September’s continental cups.
Fuel pumps stay dry in Brazzaville as drivers besiege stations and official silence deepens frustration in an oil-rich yet struggling Congolese capital.
Congolese authorities burned 15 tonnes of cigarettes deemed unfit for consumption on June 14, 2026, in a move to safeguard public health and enforce product standards.
On June 14, 2026, Congo-Brazzaville marked 35 years of National Reconciliation Day, recalling the end of early-1990s clashes and the value of unity.
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Congo’s transport minister opened permanent talks with sector unions in Brazzaville as CFCO rail workers report 44 months of unpaid salaries.
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Congo’s transport minister opened permanent talks with sector unions in Brazzaville as CFCO rail workers report 44 months of unpaid salaries.
Brazzaville hosts the 6th Real Estate Fair from 6-8 October 2026, spotlighting sustainable urban growth, land tensions, housing prices and diaspora investment.
Congo-Brazzaville launched a voluntary repatriation from South Africa on July 5. PM Makosso welcomed the first 65 returnees at Maya-Maya airport in Brazzaville.
