Tag: Congo Brazzaville
Congo recover against Gambia in qualifying
Slapped by Mali on the first day, Congo-Brazzaville got back on track on Wednesday June 8, during the second day of the CAN 2023 qualifiers. Opposed to Gambia, the Red…
For Félix Tshisekedi, “Rwanda supported the M23 to attack the DRC”
M23 rebels have resumed attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo because they are supported and armed by Rwanda, according to DRC President Felix Tshisekedi. He was visiting Saturday and…
the strike movement hardens at the Directorate General of the Budget
Just over 1,500 workers in the general budget department of the Congolese finance ministry are starting the second week of their strike this Monday, May 30. They do not intend…
the opposition divided on its participation in the next legislative elections
Political parties have until May 31 to declare their candidates for the next legislative and local elections in July. After this date, the DGAE, the General Directorate of Electoral Affairs…
Brazzaville in search of fuel
For more than ten days, gasoline and sometimes even diesel fuel have been scarce at the pumps in Brazzaville, the Congolese capital, where economic activity has been disrupted. Motorists are…
the legislative and local elections set for July 10
In Congo-Brazzaville, the government set Thursday, in the Council of Ministers, the date of the legislative and local elections for July 10, 2022. The legislative elections are a two-round ballot.…
Brazzaville and Rome sign a gas agreement
The Italian government concluded, Thursday, April 21, in Brazzaville, an agreement to supply gas from the Congo, in order to be less dependent on Russia, which invaded Ukraine. A war…
the issue of Rwandan refugees in the Congo not on the agenda of Paul Kagame’s visit
Last week, Paul Kagame made a three-day visit to Congo-Brazzaville, a country where more than 8,000 Rwandans are awaiting regularization after losing their refugee status in 2017. Kigali says their…
MSC buys the shares of Bolloré, which tries to reassure its employees
The French group Bolloré announced on March 31 exactly the sale of its logistics activities in Africa to the Italian-Swiss shipowner MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company). Some of its 900 workers…
the ruling party has invested its candidates in the 2022 legislative elections
The Congolese Labor Party (PCT) of President Denis Sassou Nguesso invested its candidates this week in view of the legislative elections next summer, the date of which has yet to…