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Congo and Russia have signed five memorandum of Understanding (MoU) including the construction of an oil-pipeline in the capital Brazzaville. The agreements were inked at the end of both countries’ joint intergovernmental commission meeting in the Congolese capital. Deals span Information and communication technologies, health, research, technological innovation, culture and sports. Congo’s Minister of International […]
Feux de Brazza, an international festival of tradition dances, is set to resume in December after eight years of suspension owing to several factors including the pandemic. The decision came from the organizers after days of reflection held over the weekend. Per decisions, the festival will take place Dec. 7-10 with “Contribution of traditional instruments […]
Guy Nzouba Ndama, an opposition figure and former Speaker of Gabon’s parliament, has been arrested in capital Libreville with around $2 million (1.19 billion FR CFA) found in his suitcases after he landed at the airport following a short stay in Congo. Ndama, who leads “Les Democrates”, was chosen by his party in July to […]
Congolese authorities in the Kongo-Central province indicated Thursday several people dead, in the explosion of a fuel tanker Wednesday night. Guy Bandu, governor of the province, Africa News reports, the tragedy occurred on national road 1, near the village of Mbuba, in the territory of Madimba, 120 km west of Kinshasa. The vehicle according to […]
Disruptions in food supplies caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine have deepened the struggles of millions of Africans to survive, more than 60 farmers’ associations from 11 Central African countries have warned. Calling on the region’s governments to help people cope with food shortages, the farmers say scarcity, high prices and a worsening economic situation […]
Uganda has paid $65 million in the first installment of a total $325 million to neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) it was ordered to pay by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as compensation for losses caused by wars in the 1990s when Ugandan troops occupied Congolese territory. In a case first brought against […]
Nicolas Wawresky, CEO of Total Energies EP Congo, Wednesday vowed to endorse energy transition in the central African countries with new initiatives. Wawresky made the pledge to Isidore Mvouba, President of the Congolese National Assembly as he visited the state official, Adiac-Congo reports. “We have mentioned two strong areas in which we want to develop, […]
Australia’s Fortescue Metals Group has taken another step forward in its hopes of developing an iron ore mine in Gabon after it signed a majority-owned joint venture agreement with the country’s government. The world’s fourth largest iron ore miner announced Friday (19 August) it had struck an agreement with the government of the West African […]
Kanga Potash, a world class, low-cost potash project developer, is seeking to raise about $500m for the first phase of its potash development project north of Pointe Noire in the Republic of Congo. According to the company’s executive chairman Stéphane Rigny, about 60% of the amount will be debt and 40% equity, including some mezzanine […]
In the framework of the 50th session of the Human Rights Council, a meeting and debate was held at the Hotel Montrbrillant-Cornavin, Geneva, on 14 June 2022, on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child in Conflict Zones: Situation of Child Soldiers. This meeting was jointly organized at the initiative of Rencontre […]