Author: David Mukendi

Kinshasa and Brazzaville sign a tax and customs deal for the future road-rail bridge over the Congo River, a milestone for Central African integration.

Congo-Brazzaville inducted 71 new members into the Order of Engineers on 10 May 2026, a milestone for the country’s skilled workforce and growing technical talent.

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.

Stev Onanga has formally taken charge of Congo-Brazzaville’s Hydrocarbons Ministry after a reshuffle that kept Anatole Collinet Makosso as Prime Minister.

On May Day 2026 in Brazzaville, Congo’s CSC union urged deep reforms, slamming unemployment, inflation, wage arrears and an ignored 70,400 FCFA minimum wage.

Brazza Airlines began domestic service on 20 April, flying Brazzaville to Pointe-Noire with an Embraer 190 and three daily rotations from 63,000 FCFA.

Congo-Brazzaville adopts a new mining code requiring local mineral processing, a national mining company and a dedicated fund to keep more value at home.

Congo’s ARPCE has formally warned MTN and Airtel after tests across six departments exposed weak 2G, 3G and 4G service quality.

CEMAC’s reform steering committee, chaired by Congo’s Christian Yoka, found Q1 2026 progress lacking and set new fiscal, debt and banking priorities.

Congo’s Brazza Airlines, a Thalair unit, begins Brazzaville-Pointe-Noire flights on April 20 with Embraer jets, then expands to Ollombo, Ouesso and Impfondo.