At a time when most African countries are being criticized for their damage to the environment, Congo Brazzaville has succeeded in developing green diplomacy under the leadership of President Denis Sassou Nguesso, whose vitality remains exceptional.
(…) In a country where 50% of the population is under the age of 20, access to education and electricity are the main issues on the table, and in both cases it’s the lack of modern infrastructure that prevents us from meeting the new needs created by this galloping demography. DSN and those close to him, particularly the women around him such as Arlette Soudan-Nonault and Françoise Joly, are building on their diplomatic and environmental successes to ensure that the country’s young people benefit from long-term international financing, and to create the framework for orderly economic development towards a prosperity that is far from assured for the country’s 3 million young people under the age of 20 (…)
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