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.
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.
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.
Portrait of Alpha Condé, former president of the Republic of Guinea: a committed intellectual, heir to Nkrumah, Sankara and Sékou Touré, former African Union chairperson in 2017, advocate of economic sovereignty and the Simandou mining project.
The postponement of the India-Africa Forum Summit weakens a strategic economic momentum between New Delhi and the continent. Energy, transport, healthcare, digital: several trade negotiations may now be delayed.
The 4th India-Africa Summit, scheduled for May 29–31, 2026 in New Delhi, has been postponed over Ebola concerns in DRC. Several African capitals call the decision excessive while Kinshasa, Africa CDC and WHO assert all response mechanisms are active.
