Browsing: Congo-Brazzaville

President Sassou Nguesso says Congo-Brazzaville will drop entry visas for all African nationals from January 1, 2027, in a landmark move toward continental unity.

Congo’s new Interior Minister vows passports in two weeks, but citizens recall year-long waits and illegal fees. Can the pledge survive daily practice?

Brazzaville faces a fuel shortage as the new term begins: long queues, dry pumps, a rising black market and official silence unsettle drivers.

Brazzaville welcomed over 3,000 delegates for the AfDB’s 61st Annual Meetings, focused on funding Africa’s development in a fractured world.

A severe fuel shortage has gripped Brazzaville for days, snarling transport, emptying pumps and pushing drivers toward costly black-market sellers.

Congo’s Interior Minister inspected Brazzaville immigration offices, pledging to end long passport delays that leave citizens waiting over a year for the document.

Congo-Brazzaville launches a FIFA-standard diagnostic to overhaul the Kintélé pitch before the Red Devils host their AFCON 2027 qualifiers in 2026.

Abu Dhabi Ports will start building a $200 million terminal at Pointe-Noire in 2028, partnering with CMA-CGM to modernize Congo-Brazzaville’s main port.

Brazzaville’s E2C casual workers protested on 18 May 2026, demanding permanent hiring after up to 20 years on roughly 25,000 FCFA a month.

US charge d’affaires Amanda S. Jacobsen met Congo’s defence minister to deepen military cooperation, from Obangame Express to capacity building in Central Africa.