In Paris, Foreign Minister Bounda met Congolese diaspora voices, including expert Deve Maboungou, on airfares, consular reform and expat voting rights.
Slam poet Princia Besty was raped and killed in Brazzaville after traveling from Pointe-Noire for her passport. Police open an investigation as tributes pour in.
Analyst Benjamin Bilombot Bitadys argues Congo-Brazzaville’s new government action plan recycles past pledges while dodging any honest report on results.
In Pointe-Noire, the Women’s Advisory Council promotes the Social Pact, urging solidarity, civic duty and women’s role in Congo’s national development.
France confirms continued funding for water supply and drainage works in Pointe-Noire and Brazzaville, including Tsiemé river channelling to curb floods.
Assembly Speaker Isidore Mvouba urged the Makosso government to act with audacity as it rolls out its twenty-mission action plan before Congo’s deputies.
Congo opened its national volunteering fair in Brazzaville, revealing 6,437 people registered with the UN database as the country links service to jobs.
