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Africa, a “myriad” of markets
Africa is consuming, but not enough. The products arriving on African markets do not necessarily match demand. It is all happening too slowly. These...
New-York Forum Africa: going forward
From 14 to 16 June, Libreville moves to the beat of the second New-York Forum Africa. The success of the first forum, in June...
The Black woman’s new look
"Naked woman, black woman. Dressed in your color that is life, in your form that is beauty!", reads the famous line from Leopold Senghor's...
Untangling Central Africa for business
As the proper role of government continue to debated in much of the free world, Africans, and in particular Central Africans can only...
Congo train disaster death toll rising
The death toll following a train crash which occurred Monday night in Yanga, 60 km from Pointe-Noire on the Chemin de Fer Congo-Ocean (CFCO),...
Congo: Tragic train crash leaves several dead
Dozens of deaths and injuries were recorded Monday night in Congo, when a coastal train belonging to the Chemin de fer Congo-océan (CFCO) derailed...
France-Gabon-Congo-Equatorial Guinea: France halts African leaders’ corruption case
A French appeals court has halted a lawsuit against three African leaders accused of embezzlement. Transparency International, an anti-corruption group accused the leaders of...
Angola, DRC and Congo deport illegal immigrants
Thousands of Congolese have been deported from Angola this year. The Republic of Congo has also deported DRC nationals from its territory. In a...
Paris: New step in “ill-gotten gains” scandal involving 3 African leaders
The Board of Inquiry at the Paris Court of Appeal will issue its decision on whether to open a criminal investigation against three African...
Congo: Results of presidential elections validated
The Constitutional Council has validated the election of Denis Sassou Nguesso as head of the Congolese state after he, reportedly, won 78.61% of the...
Congo elections: Denis Sassou Nguesso, wins by a “controversial” landslide
Provisional results of the July 12 Congolese presidential elections were made public Wednesday. Denis Sassou Nguesso, outgoing head of state won by a landslide,...
Congo: Election results known ahead of time
Despite protests from the opposition, presidential elections in Congo, Sunday, was relatively peaceful as a result of some 17 000 security personnel ordered to...
Congo-Brazzaville: Fear of civil unrest ahead of elections
With two weeks to presidential elections in Congo-Brazzaville, fear of civil unrest and societal breakdown has gripped the country's population as opposition political factions...
3 African Presidents to pay for their ill-gotten wealth
The doyen of judges in the financial hub of Paris, Françoise Desset, has ordered a judicial inquiry into the luxury property bought by three...
Edith Bongo’s funeral to be held in Libreville, her burial will take place in Congo
The remains of Edith Lucie Bongo, the late First Lady of Gabon, will be repatriated Wednesday from Morocco to Libreville. According to unconfirmed sources,...
Edith Bongo, wife of Gabonese President and daughter of Congolese President is not dead
Edith Lucie Bongo, wife of Gabonese President, Omar Bongo Odimba, and daughter of Denis Sassou Nguessan, Congolese President, is claimed to be alive and...
Congo’s SME sector to get a boost from Brazil
Brazil's Ambassador to Congo, Affonso Jose Santos, has said his country is ready to boost cooperation with Congo in all sectors, notably small and...
Congolese president ends private visit to Morocco
The Congolese president, Denis Sassou Nguesso, left Morocco Wednesday at the end of a one-week private visit to Morocco, an official source confirmed. He...
Death of first chairman of Congo’s National Conference announced
The former chairman of Congo's National Conference, which opened up the way to multiparty system in the country in 1991, Ernest Kombo, 67, has...
Windfall from high crude oil prices makes Congo revise budget up by 43 %
Congo has revised its budget up by 43.4 per cent, thanks to a windfall from high crude oil prices, government spokesman, Mr. Alain Akouala,...
Belgium moves to safeguard financial contributions to Congo
The Belgian Ambassador to Congo, Michel Tilemans, said Thursday that the money his country gives to Congo for development would no longer be intercepted...
Nigeria and Congo move toward Maritime agreement
Maritime transportation between Nigeria and the Republic of Congo will be enhanced in the near future, the Nigerian Minister of Transportation, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke,...
Government tackles infant mortality
The Republic of Congo’s government has launched a nationwide weeklong campaign of action aimed at tackling the country’s high rates of infant, juvenile and...
More children on the street in Congo
Louya, a 16-year-old boy begging in the Fonde market of Pointe-Noire, Congo's southern port city, said he was an orphan who had lived on...
Egyptian Football Association condemns fans’ attitude at Egypt – Congo qualifying match
The Egyptian Football Association (FA) expressed its dismay at the treatment of goalkeeper Essam Al Hadary during the nation's World Cup qualification opening match...
Congo gets 5 million condom donation
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has donated 5 million male condoms to the National AIDS Control Council(SEP/CNLS) in Congo, an official source indicated...
Central Africa vows to fight terrorism
The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) have pledged to crack down on terrorism in the sub-region, sources close to the Congolese Ministry...
Stranded passengers protest the withdrawal of 35 year old damaged ferry
Sea travellers between DR Congo and Congo may have been stranded following the withdrawal Tuesday of the only ferry hauling them between Kinshasa and...
Congo : Controversial attitude to food crisis plan
Measures announced by the Congolese government to keep food prices affordable have elicited both scepticism and praise from NGOs and citizens, some accusing the...
Francophone Africa drama competitions to kick off in December
The first edition of a drama competition among Francophone African nations will hold 11-14 December in Cotonou, Benin's economic capital, organisers said Sunday. Initiated...