Lates News from Congo-Brazzaville
Author: Patrick Mvumbi
Youth Energy Spans the Congo River The Congo’s twin capitals are separated by less than a mile of water, yet their calendars rarely sync as neatly…
A Night of Near Misses in Abidjan The final whistle in Abidjan froze Congolese fans in silence. Nigeria’s locally based Super Eagles had struck twice, through…
Sochi Training Camp Strengthens Skills Two promising Congolese rhythmic gymnasts, Davina Nkenko Sita and Celeste Malanda Mayinga, spent 3-13 August working under the glare of Sochi’s…
Independence Concert Draws Record Crowd Brazzaville’s Alphonse Massamba-Débat Stadium pulsed with music and patriotic fervour on 15 August, as thousands of young Congolese celebrated 65 years…
Workshop unites heavyweights and fresh voices For forty-eight brisk hours, the meeting room at the WHO country office in Brazzaville sounded more like a newsroom than…
Brazzaville’s Strategic Pitch The marble corridors of the Palais du Peuple in Brazzaville were buzzing this week as Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso handed President Denis…
Eight weeks that changed the conversation on SMEs Inside a bright classroom at Mpila, forty-five women spent two months dissecting spreadsheets, debating interest rates and rehearsing…
A quiet handshake worth 27.5 million FCFA Last Saturday, in a sun-drenched courtyard of Mfilou’s Sino-Congolese Friendship Hospital, cardboard crates stamped with red Chinese characters were…
Late Equaliser Keeps Red Devils Breathing A humid Saturday night in Zanzibar looked set to finish on a sour note for Congo’s home-based Red Devils. Musa’s…
Smib 2025 celebrates two decades of endurance On 14 August 2025, the streets of Brazzaville will again echo with pounding footsteps as the Semi-Marathon International de…