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A Calculated Leap to Sixteen Clubs In a decision that surprised few insiders yet prompted lively debate across Brazzaville’s cafés,...

A ceremonial overture in Brazzaville The cavernous hall of Brazzaville’s Palais des Congrès was already vibrating with anticipation when President...

An Estuary and an Encounter Portuguese pilot Diogo Cão’s arrival at the vast estuary of the Nzadi—later latinised into Zaïre...

From French Outpost to Independent State The Republic of the Congo—popularly termed Congo-Brazzaville—emerged from the former French Equatorial Africa and...

Geostrategic Setting Along the Equatorial Corridor Bordered by five neighbours and the Atlantic, the Republic of Congo commands a pivotal...

From Riverbanks to World Stage The Republic of the Congo, straddling the Equator and tracing the sinuous course of the...

Geographical Foundations of a Strategic Crossroads Straddling the Equator and buffered by six neighbours, the Republic of the Congo occupies...

From Atlantic Shores to Equatorial Heart Few African states compress as much geopolitical variety into 342,000 square kilometres as the...

Geographic Endowment at Africa’s Mid-Rib Anchored astride the Equator in west-central Africa, the Republic of the Congo occupies a liminal...

Strategic Geography Along the Equatorial Corridor From the rain-laden shores of the Gulf of Guinea to the forested uplands bordering...