Lates News from Congo-Brazzaville
Author: Patrick Mvumbi
Streets Like Open Classrooms At dusk in Bacongo or Makélékélé, groups of teenagers hang around corner shops, headphones blaring, eyes alert for opportunity or trouble. Residents…
A weather-beaten flag draws attention Early commuters in Pointe-Noire’s bustling Lumumba arrondissement recently paused in surprise: the Congolese tricolour above their City Hall fluttered in two…
Scholarship boost for 70 Congolese students Seventy young Congolese gathered in Brazzaville on 5 September after securing fully funded places at Moroccan universities. The ceremony, hosted…
Brazzaville screens bold female voices A humid Tuesday night turned the courtyard of Ateliers Sahm into an open-air cinema as residents, students and diplomats gathered for…
Olympic Icon Lands in Coastal City An excited hush settled over Pointe-Noire’s municipal gymnasium on Friday morning as taekwondo superstar Cheick Cissé stepped onto the mat,…
Historic 5-0 Win Electrifies Rabat Morocco needed only a draw to clinch a World Cup berth, yet the Atlas Lions chose spectacle instead, routing Niger 5–0…
Youth teamwork rewarded at first Lissolo Challenge The calm halls of a Brazzaville cultural centre erupted in cheers on 5 September as five young Congolese teammates…
Presidential Guard Sports Club Rewards Champions On 4 September in Brazzaville, the DGSP Multidisciplinary Club gathered its volleyball and karate sections for a festive awards evening…
Congolese Fashion Ambition Gains Spotlight The early September breeze in Brazzaville carried a thrill of pride this week as designer Edouarda Diayoka learned that her label…
A rising Congolese voice in African fashion On 3 September, voting opened for the 2025 edition of the pan-African Talents d’Or contest, and for the first…