On January 22 2021, H.E. Faure Gnassingbé, President of the Togolese Republic received in audience Mr. Richard Amalvy, Chief Executive of the Brazzaville Foundation who came to present the results and prospects of the Lomé Initiative one year after its launch.

Kabiné Komara, former Prime Minister of Guinea and member of the Brazzaville Foundation's Advisory Board, led the Election Observation Mission to Burkina Faso on November 22, 2020.

On the occasion of its 5th anniversary, the Brazzaville Foundation launches its first report entitled "Partnering with Africa" to look back on its actions and project its future ambitions.

The Foundation joins the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO) in order to participate in the debates and decision-making of the United Nations.

Dr. Aminata Touré joins the Advisory Board of the Brazzaville Foundation. Former Prime Minister of Senegal from 2013 to 2014, she was recently President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council of Senegal.

At the Board of Trustees meeting on 15 September, HRH Prince Michael of Kent and Mr. Jean-Yves Ollivier, Founding Chairman, welcomed Mrs. Martine Chayriguès (France), M. Tim Perry (United Kingdom) and M. Kishore Sakhrani (Canada) as the new trustees of the Brazzaville Foundation.

The United Nations invites people to celebrate peace every 21 September. Today, the organisation is also celebrating its 75th anniversary in New York, on the occasion of the opening of its General Assembly under the theme: "Shaping Peace Together".

Today, 12 of August, is the World Elephant Day. The lives of those huge, fascinating animals are threatened by poaching and habitat loss.

On 18 July each year, the United Nations invites us to mark Nelson Mandela International Day by taking positive action in our communities.

"Getting the irreconcilable discussed." This is one of the mantras of the "Ollivier method" reported in an article by Jihad Gillon, journalist at Jeune Afrique,

In order to better inform you, the Foundation's website will undergo a first evolution in the coming days. Discover the word of the executive director, Richard Amalvy.

In an interview with the Financial Times, President Macky Sall announces the ratification of the Lomé Initiative, launched on 17 and 18 January 2020 in Lomé.

Oliver Scutt, member of the Foundation's Board of Trustees, publishes a reflection on post-Covid investment in Philanthropy impact magazine. 

The Board of Trustees of the Brazzaville Foundation has appointed Mr. Richard Amalvy to the position of Chief executive.

The Brazzaville Foundation co-organises a webinar on "Covid-19 and fake medicines" with the Women in Africa Initiative.

Trustee since the creation of the Foundation, Philip Prettejohn becomes Honorary member of the Advisory Board.

We are pleased to announce the signature of a partnership agreement with the Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute. 

"Fighting trafficking in counterfeit medicines: another priority for Africa" is the title of the opinion piece published by Jean-Yves Ollivier and Jean-Louis Bruguière in l'Opinion.

Read Jean-Yves Ollivier's op-ed published on Friday 1 May on Jeune Afrique on the possible continuation of the Libyan dialogues.