Congo-Brazaville president fakes praise from Nelson Mandela
Congo-Brazzaville President Denis Sassou-Nguesso lied about Nelson Mandela writing the foreword to his recently published book, "Straight Speaking for Africa", says the Nelson Mandela Foundation,...
View ArticleShould former French colonies march on Bastille Day?
Senegalese soldiers leaving to fight in Europe. Image from the Senegalese national archives. Posted here. To celebrate 50 years of independence, soldiers from France's former African colonies have been...
View ArticleLife for Brazzaville’s new homeless after devastating munitions depot blast
An estimated 14,000 people found themselves homeless in Congo’s capital Brazzaville after an explosion at a munitions depot all but decimated the neighbourhood of M’pila last week. With nowhere else...
View ArticleOutcry at police sex assault video in Congo Brazzaville
A video showing a group of policemen sexually assaulting two women in Congo-Brazzaville’s capital city has caused a public outcry since being uploaded to YouTube last Sunday. We spoke to an Observer...
View ArticleCongo-Brazzaville's killer logging trucks
The mammoth trucks that transport lumber to the port of Pointe-Noire have residents of this coastal Congolese city up in arms. In just nine days, logging trucks caused two accidents that killed least...
View ArticleBrazzaville republican guards force women to strip naked, wade through nettles
Mobile phone footage showing republican guards ordering five women to take off their clothes is causing outrage in Congo-Brazzaville. In a wooded area in the capital city, Brazzaville, the guards...
View ArticleDiplomatic passport trafficking in Congo-Brazzaville
To benefit from the advantages of diplomatic immunity in Congo Brazzaville, you don’t have to be the ambassador, you just need to know the right people in the Ministry for Exterior Affairs. That is...
View Article“In Congo, water is everywhere, except in the taps"
Drinking water should be plentiful in Congo-Brazzaville, yet most people living in the country's capital are forced to resort to private wells. Not only does the Congo have abundant groundwater...
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