Author: Patrick Mvumbi

Patte d’Oie Roundabout Crash The usually vibrant Patte d’Oie roundabout in central Brazzaville turned into a tangle of twisted metal shortly after noon on Friday 19…

Commemoration Day in Brazzaville Early on 19 September, wreaths of white roses were laid at the memorial garden near Maya-Maya Airport as bells tolled softly across…

Health push targets youth addictions Brazzaville has taken a determined turn in its battle against alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs among teenagers. From 15 to 19…

Bright classrooms almost ready Parents in the fast-growing suburb of Kintélé, on the northern outskirts of Brazzaville, have a new reason to smile as workers place…

Takeoff To Opportunity Brazzaville’s Maya-Maya airport buzzed with pride this week as nineteen young Congolese boarded flights bound for Algiers and Baku, clutching freshly stamped admission…

Back-to-School Kits Delivered With the new academic calendar fast approaching, energy in Sibiti’s Moukanda Primary School is shifting from holiday quiet to hopeful preparation. On Monday,…

Early CHAN exit and mixed emotions The Republic of Congo’s locally based squad, the Diables rouges A’, bowed out of the eighth African Nations Championship in…

Ngabé hospital buzzes with free care The riverside town of Ngabé, 140 kilometres north of Brazzaville, turned its modest district hospital into a buzzing health hub…

Symbolic trophy lights up National Assembly An appreciative hush fell over the green-carpeted hemicycle in Brazzaville as Léon-Alfred Opimbat, first vice-president of the National Assembly, lifted…

Brazzaville engineer empowers through engines At the end of a dusty street in Brazzaville’s Mikalou district, the rhythmic cough of a portable generator signals a class…