Lates News from Congo-Brazzaville
Browsing: Pointe-Noire
President Denis Sassou Nguesso reached Pointe-Noire on 4 June for the funeral of First Lady Bernadette Sassou Nguesso’s maternal aunt.
Pointe-Noire’s Adolphe-Sicé General Hospital adopts a balanced 4.666 billion FCFA budget for 2026, eyeing 100 new staff and stronger care.
AGL Congo has delivered 270 light vehicles to expand and modernise urban transport in Pointe-Noire, promising safer, more reliable and more accessible daily travel.
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.
AD Ports Group commits over $236 million to develop Pointe-Noire’s East New Mole terminal, operated under Noatum Ports, boosting Congo’s standing as a Central African shipping hub.
Congo and AD Ports Group signed contracts for a $236M container terminal at Pointe-Noire, set to create up to 9,000 jobs by late 2028.
Congo’s ACSI pilots a digital revenue platform at Pointe-Noire’s Ndjindji market, aiming to modernize tax collection and curb fraud in municipal finances.
Minister Adicolle Goum opened the technical baccalaureate’s physical-education practicals on May 5, with 16,352 candidates tested across 68 centres in Congo-Brazzaville.
Congo-Brazzaville’s vocational ministry sets five exam centres across the country for the 2026 professional contests, easing travel for candidates by region.
Congo logged over 1.4 million malaria cases and 2,250 deaths in 2025. Officials in Pointe-Noire push environmental sanitation and community health workers to turn the tide.