The Ministry of Public Health and Population plans to vaccinate 4.500.000 people as part of a preventive vaccination campaign against yellow fever that will be launched on 30 July in eleven departments of the country

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

The part-time faculty and university service providers declared an indefinite general strike at Marien Ngouabi University following the non-payment of holiday hours

Jacqueline Lydia Mikolo, the Congolese minister responsible for handicrafts, expressed satisfaction at the good health of this sector, but emphasised the challenges, such as the intellectual protection of handicrafts