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Continuation of our series of interviews dedicated to presidential candidates in Congo-Brazzaville, taking place on Sunday, March 21, 2021. Seven candidates are underway and RFI gives them the floor. Tonight we welcome the youngest of them, Dave Mafoula, who at 39 years old is a candidate for the Sovereignty Party. What is his strategy and what will he prioritize? He answers Florence Morice's questions…

The bottom line is poverty. A life of misery indeed. Although only to transport themselves, they do not manage to transport themselves. Someone who does not seem to heal himself. There are primary, elementary needs that citizens must have. Albert Oniangué, independent candidate Laurent Correau .

As of March 12, the Republic of Congo is launching a 100 billion CFA franc bond issue within the CEMAC zone. The funds will be used for the infrastructure programs in the 2021 budget, and part of the money will also be used to repay the domestic debt to companies. Brazzaville has no choice but to borrow, because despite an agreement reached in 2019 with the IMF, the institution is reluctant to release…

Congo-Brazzaville will have a second refinery in the city of Pointe-Noire, thanks to a financing agreement signed with the Chinese company Beijing Fortune Dingheng. The project aims to cover national needs and to make Congo an exporter of refined products. Experts are already demanding good governance and, in particular, respect for the environment.…

Congo-Brazzaville will have a second refinery in the city of Pointe Noire, thanks to a financing agreement signed with the Chinese company Beijing Fortune Dingheng. With a capacity of 2.5 million tonnes per year, the project aims to cover national needs and make Congo an exporter of refined products. But the experts call for good governance and especially respect for the environment.…

At the initiative of the Congolese Ministry of Forestry, Brazzaville will host the fourth edition of the plant fair until the end of November. This fair is still called the meeting place for green hands and is an exhibition for gardeners who sell fruit trees, medicinal plants and forest species, to the delight of the planters. The results from previous editions are very flattering.…

Congo declared mourning on Friday, setting its flag on half mast and banning all unauthorized demonstrations in honor of Jacques Joachim Yhombi Opango (81), its short-lived president between 1977 and 1979, who was overthrown by Denis Sassou-Nguesso. Died in late March of coronavirus in France, his bodyguards were repatriated Thursday to Brazzaville.…

With its millions and a half inhabitants, the city of Brazzaville is not immune to the phenomena of urban violence. Attacks by gangs often called "black babies" operating with leaf weapons are gaining ground in remote neighborhoods. These gangs are oppressed by the police, far from overcoming them. Civil society offers long-term solutions that go beyond oppression. .