Author: Stephen Mbayo

High-level audience at Plateau Residence Brazzaville – President Denis Sassou Nguesso hosted a late-evening audience at the Plateau presidential residence on 23 October, receiving a delegation…

Officials hail strong turnout The extraordinary revision of Congo-Brazzaville’s electoral lists has reached its halfway point with a confidence-boosting verdict from the field. Speaking to reporters…

Large-scale security sweep grips Brazzaville Brazzaville’s northern arrondissements have witnessed nightly patrols by the elite Direction générale de la sécurité présidentielle and the Garde républicaine since…

Parliament grieves a sudden void The corridors of Brazzaville’s Palais des Congrès fell silent on 30 September as deputies learnt that Joseph Mbossa, elected from the…

A solemn state tribute in Brazzaville The Brazzaville Congress Palace fell silent on 13 October as the flag-draped coffin of André Georges Mouyabi entered under an…

Momentum builds inside headquarters At the PCT national headquarters in Brazzaville, preparations for the long-awaited sixth ordinary congress have shifted into a higher gear, according to…

Parliament readies for 15 October kickoff Brazzaville is bracing for a pivotal parliamentary sitting as both houses finalize preparations for the ordinary budget session scheduled to…

A Warm Parisian Send-Off On 3 October, sunlight filtered through the Green Hall of Congo-Brazzaville’s embassy near the Arc de Triomphe as diplomats, staff and guests…

State Farewell at Palais des Congrès On 1 October, a gentle hush settled over Brazzaville’s Palais des Congrès as the Republic gathered to bid a final…

A spotlight on a silent force in Pointe-Noire Few voters outside Pointe-Noire have ever heard the name Brice Itoua, yet party veteran Jean-Pierre Gombe credits him…