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.
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.
