Congo Brazzaville

Lots of meditation, testimonies and cultural events: this whole week was marked by memorial events for year 1 of the disappearance of opponent Guy-Brice Parfait Koléla, which officially took place on March 22, 2021, the day after the last presidential election.…

The Center for Action for Development (CAD), a non-governmental non-governmental organization for human rights, had in an open letter several weeks ago challenged the National Commission for Human Rights (CNDH). The institution stated in a recent letter that…

The votes remain divided within the Union of Humanist Democrats (UDH-Yuki), the political formation of the opponent Guy-Brice Parfait Kolélas, who died a year ago. Since his disappearance, the party cadres have torn apart. As a result, the party has not yet…

The International Outpatient Clinic in Brazzaville (Polibra) launches this Sunday, March 20, the second week of its free screening campaign for cervical and breast cancer. The operation mobilizes people, as this cancer is presented as a scourge and a real…

The Congolese government announced on Friday that it had rescued at least 223 civilians living in Ukraine since the country was hit by the Russian invasion. But there is no news of twenty others blocked on Ukrainian territory due to the bombings.…

At least 241 employees of the Post and Savings Company of Congo (Sopeco) have been in an unlimited "sit-in" business in front of the management of their company, in the capital, for more than a month. They demand payment of two and a half years' backlog of…

The Union of Humanist Democrats (UDH-Yuki) was undermined by internal disagreement, shortly after its leader Guy-Brice Parfait Koléla's death, which occurred in March 2021. One current wanted a congress immediately to appoint a successor, while another opposed…

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The Congolese opponent officially died the day after the March 21, 2021 presidential election, of which he was a candidate. But a disagreement within his family, especially when he died, would be the basis for the blocking of funeral procedures. In recent days, a date has been raised on social networks for the funeral of Guy-Brice Perfect Kolélas September 10, but this provoked the reaction of part of the family to the Congolese politician based in Paris who, according to a statement, opposed this date. It highlights…

In Congo-Brazzaville, one of the capital's beautiful roads has reopened, a year and a half after it was closed. This is the ledge bordering the Congo River, a part that had collapsed after heavy rains. It had been closed to traffic and has just reopened, to the delight of users. as reported from Brazzaville, Loïcia…