Author: Stephen Mbayo

Prime Minister Makosso unveils Congo-Brazzaville’s 2026-2031 action plan: ten priorities, six axes, twenty missions to accelerate national development.

Claudia Sassou N’Guesso and Claude Wilfrid Etoka married at Brazzaville’s Palais des Congres, drawing regional leaders and a traditional rite in Oyo.

On 21 June 2026, Congo’s Armed Forces (FAC) marked their 65th anniversary under a theme of resilience, spotlighting the army’s role in national security and stability.

President Denis Sassou N’Guesso urged ministers to speed up Pointe-Noire roads, the high-voltage line, Loango University and the Maloukou industrial zone.

Congo’s June 18 cabinet awarded Dangote a $3bn potash permit and unveiled visa-free entry for Africans from January 2027. Here is what it means.

Sports Minister Hugues Ngouelôndelé welcomes Congo’s U18 and U20 handball squads after their Zone 4 runner-up finish, pledging funds before September’s continental cups.

Fuel pumps stay dry in Brazzaville as drivers besiege stations and official silence deepens frustration in an oil-rich yet struggling Congolese capital.

On June 14, 2026, Congo-Brazzaville marked 35 years of National Reconciliation Day, recalling the end of early-1990s clashes and the value of unity.

Colonel-Major Aimé Fred Auvrey Nianga is installed as commander of Defense Zone 1 in Pointe-Noire, succeeding General Jean Ollessongo Ondaye.

Brazzaville’s immunization drive raised measles coverage to 94.4% and polio to 92.3% in early 2026, as health workers turn each visit into family education.