Republic of the Congo

The Bakouhoudou River and the surrounding forest in Tsinguidi, Mayoko district ,are reportedly suffering severe impacts from gold mining operations conducted by Chinese companies: the promise of gold and economic gain is shaping as an ecological disaster

2nd Great Agricultural Fair of Congo GFAC has opened at the Bambou-Mingali Exhibition Center in the outskirts of Brazzaville; it will run to 20 August aiming to making agriculture a major driver of diversification for the national economy

Athletes of the national karate team will not take part in the 16th Central African Karate Championships opening tomorrow in Bujumbura, Burundi, though the team was expected to join the competition

New regulation of motorcycle traffic and parking in the urban community of Makabana has been issued by the Administrator-Mayor following the increase in motorcycle accidents and the need to preserve public order and safety

The written exams for the General Baccalaureate were launched on 2 June by the Minister of Preschool, Primary, Secondary, and Literacy Education; 101.856 candidates are ready to begin the session

Brazzaville, with Kinshasa, is preparing to launch a call for proposals for the construction of a rail-road bridge financed with support from Africa50; The project is reportedly triggering the attention of Chinese contractors

Newspaper Échos du Congo-Brazzaville has celebrated a historic milestone of 3.755.069 views for one of its articles; the achievement - the media said - is even more important in a fragmented, highly competitive information environment

President Sassou-N'Guesso visited Eni's Agri-hub, Sheng-Sheng's cassava flour production plant, and the Mouindi Protected Agricultural Zone ZAP dedicated to cassava and maize cultivation on an area of ​​400 hectares in Loudima.

RoC is the third largest oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa, with 60% of its 6-million population under 25 nearly half of citizens living in poverty; the price of basics and pharmaceuticals keeps rising so people turn to cheaper unregulated options

Provisional results declared Sassou Nguesso re-elected to a fifth term with 95% of the vote, on a reported turnout of 85%; the figure was notably in contrast to eye witness observations of short queues at polling stations in the capital Brazzaville

During presidential election, civil organizations set up large-scale cultural carnival in Brazzaville to support the ecological vision and the values ​​of peace and sustainable development championed by candidate Denis Sassou Nguesso in power since 1997

Preparing for elections on 15 March, Congolese law enforcement will maintain a heightened presence, strict posture, blockades and road closures expecting significant public movement during voting hours; President Nguesso, 82, is seeking a 5th term

In Brazzaville, a new business is reshaping the local economy: parking lots on plots of land, cultivated or uncultivated; in underserved neighborhoods landowners transform their properties into paid parking spaces, charging affordable rates for drivers