20 May, Brazzaville (Republic of Congo) - As the last stage in the operationalisation of the Congo Basin Climate Commission (CBCC), the ministers of its member countries met on 19 May in a hybrid format to adopt the statutes previously drawn up during the experts' session on 17 and 18 May. The Brazzaville Foundation was an observer in its capacity as a technical partner.

5 April, Dakar (Senegal) - On the occasion of the 62nd Independence Day, President Macky Sall of the Republic of Senegal has elevated Mrs. Aminata Touré, former Prime Minister, to the grade of Commander in the National Order of the Lion. Aminata Touré is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Brazzaville Foundation.

6 April, Rome (Italy) - During a meeting with Pope Francis, the Minister for the Environment, Sustainable Development and the Congo Basin of the Republic of Congo, Arlette Soudan-Nonault, who is also the technical coordinator of the Congo Basin Climate Commission (CBCC), called for the Holy Father's support in preserving the planet's first lung to become.

Africans have learned the hard way that, as one of their proverbs puts it, “when elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers”. Now that the East and the West are clashing again, many outside the continent fail to understand why Africa — an important part of “the rest” of the world — is reluctant to join the fray.