The capital will host an international conference under the auspices of the African Union and the United Nations Forum on Afforestation and Reforestation, part of the actual launch of the World Decade of Afforestation and Reforestation initiative

The inter-union sections of the Congo-Ocean Railway launched a strike last week in Pointe-Noire following the delay in the payment of wages to railway workers who have accumulated more than thirty months' back pay

The start of construction of the country's largest hydroelectric dam, in Sounda, has been announced for January 2025; it will produce 600 to 800 megawatts of electricity, work will be completed in June 2030 and the project will be pre-financed by China

Since the Dangoté cement factory stopped production, the price of a bag of cement has increased at several authorised and unauthorised retailers, from FCFA 4.500 (6,8€) to FCFA 6.000, with supply falling below demand

Congolese President Denis Sassou-N'Guesso visited the Great Wall of China for the second time in 60 years on the sidelines of his participation in the China-Africa Forum