Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo – Inside the deteriorating archives of the national broadcaster Télé Congo, thousands of rusting tape reels stacked from floor to ceiling hold a fragile yet invaluable record of Central Africa’s history. For decades, the broadcaster’s cameras documented the country’s political, cultural and social journey from…
Congo-Brazzaville’s 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso has signaled plans to prepare the country’s younger generation of leaders as he campaigns for re-election in the March 15 presidential poll. In an interview in the southern city of Dolisie, Sassou Nguesso emphasized that the current leadership is laying the foundation for a…