Author: Courierconfidentiel
Historic announcement: on Africa Day, May 25, 2026 in Brazzaville, Denis Sassou-Nguesso removes entry visas for all African citizens starting January 1, 2027. Congo joins Rwanda, Benin, the Seychelles, and The Gambia in this continental integration drive.
At Intwari Stadium in Bujumbura, Évariste Ndayishimiye, Chairperson of the African Union, delivered a powerful manifesto for an African Renaissance: decolonization of minds, intellectual and scientific sovereignty, AfCFTA, and emancipation through culture.
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye appoints Al Aminou Lô as Prime Minister. Mission: coordinate government action, accelerate structural reforms, and respond to citizens’ demands on youth employment, social justice and economic sovereignty.
In Brazzaville, on the sidelines of the AfDB Annual Meetings, Denis Sassou-N’Guesso held high-level talks on May 24, 2026 with AfDB President Sidi Ould Tah: financing of major projects, infrastructure and diversification of the Congolese economy at the center of discussions.
Vice-President Tiémoko Meyliet Koné represented Alassane Ouattara at Romuald Wadagni’s inauguration in Cotonou on May 24, 2026: a strong signal of renewed bilateral cooperation and West African integration within ECOWAS.
In Brazzaville, CEMAC Chairman Denis Sassou Nguesso received BEAC Governor Yvon Sana Bangui to review the economic outlook of the 6 member states: foreign exchange reserves, fiscal discipline, and acceleration of community reforms.
Alpha Condé and Isaias Afwerki embody, for many African observers, two contemporary figures of Pan-Africanism. Heirs to Nkrumah, Sankara and Lumumba, they defend the political, economic, and cultural sovereignty of the continent.
Op-ed by Moustapha Maga, former World Bank official: Cameroon faces an investor confidence crisis linked to systemic corruption, the paralysis of the Higher Judicial Council, and the alleged looting of strategic resources.
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismisses Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolves the government in a dramatic political rupture.
Four African heads of state (Gabon, Kenya, Central African Republic, Burundi) confirm attendance at the 61st AfDB Annual Meetings in Brazzaville (May 25-29, 2026). Congolese authorities reassure: no epidemic risk linked to Ebola outbreak in DRC, 1,000+ km away.
