Brazzaville, Congo | Xinhua | President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso on Saturday attended a ceremony for the opening of a road construction project launched by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) in the country’s northern province of Sangha. During the ceremony, Jean-Jacques Bouy, minister of …
Read More »Congo-Brazzaville to host high-level UN meeting on security issues in Central Africa: president
Brazzaville, Congo | Xinhua | President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso on Thursday announced hosting a high-level meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa in Brazzaville from Jan. 12 to 16. President Denis Sassou Nguesso made the announcement during …
Read More »Congo’s veteran president set to run anew in 2021
Brazzaville, Congo | AFP | Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso has been chosen by his party to run again for the top job in 2021, having already led the central African country for a total of 35 years. During its congress in Brazzaville overnight Monday, his Congolese Party of Labour (PCT) …
Read More »COMMENT: Water as a force for peace
COMMENT: By Sundeep Waslekar Countries that share riparian systems need regional security arrangements to preserve it The changing of the guard on the 38th floor of the United Nations building in New York, with António Guterres taking over for Ban Ki-moon as UN Secretary-General, has taken place at a …
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