ANALYSIS: How Congo-Brazzaville’s illegal medicine trade crisis can be tackled The country faces a public health crisis characterised by a poor supply of affordable medicines and too few pharmacies.

The World Bank convened a series of meetings in Brazzaville, Congo, in May, bringing together key economic stakeholders, including finance ministers, from the Economic and Monetary Community of ...

It is against this complex backdrop of interconnected crises that the first and second rounds of voting in Congo-Brazzaville’s legislative elections took place on 16 and 30 July. The results, given ...

In June 2023, Congo-Brazzaville adopted the Central African Economic and Monetary Community regional plan to address counterfeit medicines and illicit distribution networks.

Fifa has lifted the suspension of Congo-Brazzaville from international football after several conditions were met. The sanction was imposed in February because of third-party interference in the ...

M ORE THAN a decade ago the Republic of Congo, an oil-producing country of 6m people in central Africa, wanted to improve its decrepit health-care infrastructure. It paid €491m (then worth $658m ...

Fifa has suspended Congo-Brazzaville from the international game because of third-party interference in the affairs of the ...

Brazzaville, Congo — Twenty-one cases of mpox have been recorded in Congo-Brazzaville, the country's health minister told state television Sunday.

FIFA last month lifted a ban on Congo competing in international competitions. The suspension had been triggered by ...

Fake medicines on Congo-Brazzaville's streets also weaken the rule of law. In 2021, a pharmacy belonging to the head of a pharmacists' association was ransacked following a police crackdown on ...

In 2016, Congo-Brazzaville signed the MEDICRIME Convention to tackle pharmaceutical crime. In 2017, Nguesso urged the global community to prioritise fighting fake medicines and ensured that the ...