Congo-Brazzaville

  • Apr 17, 2014
  • 6 min read

EU-US loophole undercuts 'conflict minerals' controls

This week the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia invalidated part of the 2010...

EU
  • Sep 25, 2013
  • 7 min read

Congo-Brazzaville regional role masks domestic woes

Long-serving President Denis Sassou-Nguesso has in recent years assumed the role of central...

Congo-Brazzaville
  • Sep 19, 2012
  • 7 min read

Central Africa's strategic iron ore chance has passed

Despite some upward iron ore price movement in the last week, the prevailing outlook for the...

Central Africa
  • Aug 7, 2012
  • 2 min read

Congo-Brazzaville president's term limit may be lifted

Sassou-Nguesso's ruling PCT is expected to win the majority of seats in when results of the...

Congo-Brazzaville
  • Aug 1, 2012
  • 7 min read

Congo-Brazzaville regime feels no pressure to reform

The opposition Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS) has threatened to boycott the...

Congo-Brazzaville
  • Jul 15, 2011
  • 7 min read

Sassou-Nguesso tightens grip in Congo-Brazzaville

The ruling Congolese Labour Party (PCT) of President Denis Sassou-Nguesso holds its sixth special...

Congo-Brazzaville
  • Aug 12, 2010
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: Deepwater oil regulation is set to increase

Angola's oil minister, Jose Botelho de Vasconcelos, said on August 10 that the number of...

Africa
  • Jul 16, 2009
  • 7 min read

CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE: President wins flawed poll

Provisional official results released yesterday showed President Denis Sassou-Nguesso had...

Congo-Brazzaville