Author: Stephen Mbayo

Congo’s Sports Ministry has cleared Fécofoot to reopen stadiums and stage matches after two seasons of inactivity, under strict safety and insurance conditions.

Brazzaville launches a three-month paving project on avenue des Blindés, adding two lanes and wide walkways to lift the neighbourhood out of disrepair.

Congolese MP Hellot Matson Mampouya survived an armed ambush in the Pool region on June 6, 2026, escaping on foot after gunmen torched his convoy.

President Denis Sassou Nguesso reached Pointe-Noire on 4 June for the funeral of First Lady Bernadette Sassou Nguesso’s maternal aunt.

Congo’s senators open the 9th ordinary session with twelve files, from anti-tribalism and reproductive health laws to investment deals with Russia and Cuba.

President Denis Sassou N’Guesso honored late former Prime Minister Ange-Edouard Poungui in Brazzaville, calling him a friend of rare character and lasting legacy.

Pointe-Noire’s Adolphe-Sicé General Hospital adopts a balanced 4.666 billion FCFA budget for 2026, eyeing 100 new staff and stronger care.

President Sassou-Nguesso says Congo-Brazzaville will lift entry visas for all African nationals from January 1, 2027, in a major push for continental integration.

At the AfDB Annual Meetings in Brazzaville, UNFPA and the African Development Bank renewed their alliance to scale up maternal and reproductive health across Africa.

President Sassou N’Guesso says African nationals can enter Congo visa-free from January 2027, and backs a single African passport for the continent.