Republic of Congo: the results of 60 years of independence
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By: Alain Foka
“Independence, whoever wants it, can take it immediately. The metropolis will not oppose it ”. On August 24, 1958, General de Gaulle, in a speech delivered in Brazzaville, lays the foundations for independence for the French territories in Africa.
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On August 15, 1960, it was done for the Congo.
What political, economic, social and cultural assessments can we draw from these sixty years of independence?
With our guests :
- Alain Akouala-Atipault , former Minister of Communication, government spokesperson, and Special Economic Zones
- Paul Soni-Benga , former director general of the private television channel DRTV, essayist and director of the documentary " Nganga Edo, the last of the Bantu of the Capital "
- Émilienne Raoul , President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council, former Minister of Social Affairs, Humanitarian Action and Solidarity.
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