Author: David Mukendi

Congo-Brazzaville adopts a new mining code introducing production-sharing, small-mine permits and local ore processing after seven years of work.

Ulsan Holding plans a 2-million-tonne steel plant in Pointe-Noire’s Loango special economic zone, a project tipped to create some 10,000 jobs across Congo.

Congo’s National Assembly has adopted a revised Mining Code, reshaping how the Republic of Congo governs and oversees its extractive resources sector.

AGL Congo hauled 11 oversized modules from Pointe-Noire to Brazzaville over 510 km, reshaping trailers and roads to deliver a major public project.

Congo-Brazzaville becomes the first African nation to win zero tariffs on 100% of its exports to China under the CADEPA early-harvest deal, effective April 1, 2026.

Africa Global Logistics Congo has put an 83-tonne locomotive into service in Pointe-Noire to speed cement raw materials and lift local production capacity.

Congo Terminal handled two RoRo ships at once in Pointe-Noire, unloading over 900 vehicles in hours and showing the port’s growing logistics muscle.

Congo-Brazzaville launches a digital professional card for artisans to cut red tape, boost traceability and curb fraud across the craft sector.

Denis Sassou-N’Guesso launches a four-year, $595M rehabilitation of the Congo-Ocean Railway to restore the country’s role as a regional transit hub.

The African Development Bank approved a €10 million trade finance guarantee for Ecobank Congo, easing access to credit for local SMEs in Brazzaville.