Lates News from Congo-Brazzaville
Author: Stephen Mbayo
President Denis Sassou N’Guesso travelled to Libreville on 3 May 2026 to inaugurate Gabon’s new congress hall named after Omar Bongo Ondimba.
Gustave Adicolle Goum becomes Congo-Brazzaville’s technical education minister, vowing to turn the sector into a job engine for the country’s youth.
Ngabé Hospital in Congo’s Pool department receives a donation of medical equipment set to strengthen patient care and ease pressure on local health staff.
Brazzaville’s PALE stormwater drainage project clears Phase 2 at 93%, a key step toward shielding the capital’s flood-prone neighbourhoods from seasonal rains.
On May Day in Brazzaville, the CSTC urged Congo’s new Makosso II government to settle unpaid wages in hospitals and at Marien-Ngouabi University.
On May 1, the SYNESUP union hailed a 350-to-450 index-point hike at Marien Ngouabi University, while unpaid wages and overtime still loom large.
Congo-Brazzaville’s new Minister of State Luc-Joseph Okio pledges transparency, responsiveness and respect for Parliament’s powers after taking office.
Brazzaville: PM Anatole Collinet Makosso’s new government held its first cabinet meeting, setting priorities on infrastructure, health, education and a results-driven method.
Congo-Brazzaville’s new Makosso II ministers unveil priorities on economic diversification, healthcare, education and diplomacy amid a fragile economy.
Congo-Brazzaville has a new 41-member government led by Anatole Collinet Makosso, with a fresh foreign minister and key economic and security reshuffles.