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00:00:03in the agricultural and administrative and event partners, President we will also talk about the activities carried
00:00:06out by some members of
00:00:08in the context of the government. Ladies and gentlemen, this 4 PM
00:00:12news will start in the department of Duel et
00:00:15Fini, more precisely in the village of
00:00:20the blue wave of Bombu Mingali, where the President of the Republic Dunissaasu
00:00:23officially launched yesterday the 2nd
00:00:27vital sector and a pillar of edition of the Great Agricultural Fair of Congo.
00:00:30The chosen theme is to feed the nation
00:00:33and honor the homeland. Report, welcome
00:00:37to Bargy.
00:00:41It is now a tradition, the GFAC, Great Agricultural Fair
00:00:45of Congo, is rooted in the collective consciousness
00:00:48as a high place for presenting and selling agropastoral
00:00:51products from the 15 departments of Congo,
00:00:55local products, but also a place for research and
00:00:59training on future trades related to working
00:01:02the land. This August 5, 2026, marks the
00:01:05launch of the 2nd edition in Bambou Mingalie in the department of
00:01:09Duel et Fini, about fifty kilometers north of
00:01:12Brazzaville, the capital. An edition with multiple
00:01:16specificities placed under the theme of feeding the nation
00:01:19and honoring the homeland. The event
00:01:22takes place at the exhibition center of the Ministry of Agriculture and
00:01:26Livestock. The launching ceremony of this 2nd edition of...
00:01:30GFAc this Wednesday was placed under the very high patronage
00:01:34of the President of the Republic Denis Sasungeso, among the
00:01:37distinguished guests were the Central African and Malian Ministers of
00:01:40Agriculture who came to learn from Congo's experience in
00:01:44this area, an opportunity for the prefect of Duel et Fini
00:01:47Léonidas Carel Motom Mamoni to express the
00:01:51feelings of honor and recognition felt
00:01:54by the populations of his department towards the head of
00:01:57state, because, said Motom Mamoni, thanks to this
00:02:01fair, Bambou Mingali has
00:02:03Mbetid Besan, Minister of become the capital of Congolese agriculture. Also, the
00:02:06vision of the President of the Republic Denis Sasungeso, to make agriculture
00:02:10the pillar of the national
00:02:16yet understood that there is representative of the Minister of economy, is further Ibrahim Samake, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of strengthened, a vision realized with conviction and elegance by
00:02:18Professor Paul Valentin Gobo, Minister of Agriculture
00:02:23to promote and Livestock. The holding of the 2nd edition of the Great Agricultural Fair
00:02:25of Congo, at the heart of the festivities of our national
00:02:29holiday, is not a coincidence, it expresses a political
00:02:33choice, an economic choice and a national
00:02:36ambition, an
00:02:38terms of agricultural products ambition carried to the highest level of the state by his Excellency,
00:02:41Mr. Sasungeso, President of the Republic, head of state, namely,
00:02:44to make agriculture, livestock, fishing and processing
00:02:48the foundations of a more productive, more prosperous
00:02:51and more sovereign Congo. Excellency, Mr. President of the
00:02:55Republic, your presence goes beyond the
00:02:58protocol framework. It sends a clear message to the
00:03:05Unconditional shield for accelerating the my brother, the Minister of nation, by choosing to personally preside over the launch of this second edition, you
00:03:08reaffirm that feeding our population is a state
00:03:11priority and a major responsibility of the
00:03:14republic, but your
00:03:18to the launch of the 2nd edition of Congo and Mali in the field of presence says even more, it reminds us that nothing that is built today
00:03:21in our countryside would be possible without the peace and
00:03:24stability that you have constantly
00:03:26preserved, it also reminds us of your
00:03:30constancy, for
00:03:33usual, does not remain on the sidelines of years, at each stage of national development, you
00:03:35have called on Congolese men and women to return to the land,
00:03:39the two countries in the field of to produce what they consume and to consume
00:03:41agriculture, in the field of what they produce, this fair is today
00:03:44its embodiment. The second edition of the Great Agricultural Fair of
00:03:48yet during a session I think of Congo will continue until August
00:03:50reduce the arduousness of working the 15, it will be marked by departmental days during
00:03:54which each territorial administrative entity
00:03:57will be able to present its opportunities and... specificities in the
00:04:01agropastoral sector,
00:04:05just after the
00:04:10supports the initiative of the head of in the agricultural sector launch of this great agricultural fair, the president of the republic visited the stands, highlighting
00:04:14the dynamics of rural actors and the country's
00:04:17ambitions for modernizing
00:04:22leader of the nation who makes field of drilling, in the field of its agriculture, isn't that right,
00:04:25Kiomba? Speeches over, President
00:04:29Denis Asungeso visited the
00:04:33pavilions which increased from 13 to 16 at the 2nd edition of
00:04:36the Great Agricultural Fair of Congo, a sequence
00:04:40marked by direct exchanges with producers,
00:04:42breeders, processors and the many visitors
00:04:46who came to discover the riches of the Congolese
00:04:49agricultural
00:04:50sector.
00:05:05cabin, the
00:05:14Denis Sasungeso
00:05:18toured all the different pavilions of the Great
00:05:22Fair. At each stage, he stopped in front of the
00:05:25stands to discover the products exhibited, listen to the
00:05:29explanations of the exhibitors and inquire about the realities
00:05:32they face.
00:05:35Beyond its protocolary nature, this presidential
00:05:38visit reflects the interest given to agriculture. is
00:05:42like a pillar of economic diversification and a lever for
00:05:46strengthening the food sovereignty of Congo.
00:05:50Dunissasungeso also stopped at the agricultural
00:05:53machinery stand, where he discovered the different equipment
00:05:57intended for the mechanization and
00:05:59modernization of the agricultural sector. Producers welcomed
00:06:03this visit, considering that it demonstrates the interest shown in
00:06:06agricultural development. We are here both to present
00:06:10the products of our high school. the products that the
00:06:13children make there at the high school there and so it's
00:06:17a pleasure for us to represent this high school there, we have the
00:06:20market gardening products that you have behind there, we arrived
00:06:24with cabbage, we arrived with cucumbers,
00:06:27we also have the drinks that we produce there
00:06:31in agro-food, so you have juices there, you have
00:06:35wines that we produced, you also have jams and we also have
00:06:38livestock products, as you can see there, we have pallets of eggs.
00:06:42that we collected this morning, we also have culled layers
00:06:45that we put there in a box, we have
00:06:49three cycles there, we have the middle school and we have the
00:06:52high school, but there, the practice is on market
00:06:56gardening and we came to present our
00:06:59products so that the children are producing, we came
00:07:02with purple eggplants, this
00:07:06second edition will allow us to consolidate the achievements of the
00:07:09first edition and encourage the...
00:07:17Journalists took this opportunity to interview
00:07:21the President of the Republic, let's listen
00:07:24to him,
00:07:30we have
00:07:30launched
00:07:34the slogan of food self-sufficiency,
00:07:37that was already the end of the last
00:07:41century. We were talking
00:07:43about food
00:07:45self-sufficiency in the year
00:07:482000 and we
00:07:51are today
00:07:542026, in the year 2000 we did not achieve the
00:07:58objective, you can see and
00:08:02we were not discouraged,
00:08:04uh
00:08:06we continued to believe that a people
00:08:10who do not produce what they consume,
00:08:14is not a free people. Today, 2nd
00:08:17edition of the great agricultural fair of Congo, I can say
00:08:21that I am happy because the movement has truly
00:08:24been launched and
00:08:27launched nationwide and
00:08:29launched
00:08:32lancer
00:08:34at all age categories of
00:08:38young, adult,
00:08:41even elderly people. Also launched at the level of
00:08:44administrative, political
00:08:46leaders, you talk about
00:08:50ministers, well I haven't seen
00:08:52many uh
00:08:55exhibitions by
00:08:56parliamentarians,
00:09:01the assembly or the senate or both
00:09:05reunited in congress, I had
00:09:07launched the directive for each
00:09:10parliamentarian to have an agricultural activity, I know that there
00:09:14are initiatives that exist,
00:09:18so these initiatives that exist, even if they are
00:09:22small, they must
00:09:26come and exhibit, so that we feel
00:09:29that uh all our
00:09:33people have launched into this
00:09:36vast movement of
00:09:39agricultural development, we are...
00:09:436 million and some
00:09:45inhabitants,
00:09:47even if the population of Congo were to double by
00:09:512050,
00:09:53as the African Union
00:09:56says, then we
00:09:59will be in the year 2050, maybe
00:10:02only 12 million inhabitants, so
00:10:06with a vast movement like
00:10:08this,
00:10:11the land we have. the sun we have,
00:10:14the water, the forests, our people will
00:10:17produce food, feed the people, not
00:10:20be dependent, that does not
00:10:24mean that... "we will not buy
00:10:27from others what we cannot produce ourselves, yes we
00:10:30will buy from others, but we will also
00:10:33sell, we will also sell to
00:10:37others, and so I decided
00:10:41that uh every year
00:10:44this exhibition, this great
00:10:48agricultural fair of Congo, that every
00:10:51year, on the same date, you see at..."
00:10:55straddling the national holiday, this is also a symbol
00:10:58symbole
00:11:01that every time we will
00:11:04celebrate uh
00:11:06uh the independence of our country uh
00:11:10we will also announce the march towards
00:11:14food independence
00:11:17that our people are
00:11:20mobilized to have the capacity
00:11:24to feed themselves and even to sell to others, I think
00:11:28the movement is well underway, I leave this
00:11:32fair, very
00:11:34satisfied,
00:11:36an initiative welcomed by the two
00:11:40ministers of agriculture of Mali and the
00:11:43RCA, as well as the representative of the Chinese
00:11:47Minister of Agriculture, in this report
00:11:50signed, Premises, Ngakana and Herman
00:11:53Babysa. the organization of the 2nd
00:11:57edition of the Great Agricultural Fair of Congo is a strong signal for
00:12:01Congolese agriculture, which for
00:12:03some years has seen some evolution. Congo, through
00:12:07the vision of the President of the Republic, would like to effectively
00:12:10fight against food imports. These
00:12:14initiatives in this sector which are visible, are
00:12:17appreciated by the personalities who came from elsewhere to take
00:12:21part in this event which also constitutes a hope for Africa.
00:12:25Professor Emmanuel
00:12:30the RCA, Doctor
00:12:34Agriculture of Mali and the
00:12:37Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, have
00:12:40praised the provinces of Congo. This kind of event, as he says,
00:12:44allows practically
00:12:48agriculture, so it allows to show the outside
00:12:52world that Congo has potential. so that
00:12:56practically Congo can get out of what
00:12:59is called dependence in
00:13:03from abroad, the theme is to feed the Congolese,
00:13:06now when we feed the Congolese, the surplus
00:13:09must go into the industries so that the
00:13:13Republic of Congo can leave the primary sector, go to the secondary
00:13:16sector, in reality Africa has no choice, what
00:13:19is presented here is really
00:13:23formidable and I advise.
00:13:27Agriculture of Congo, to be able to
00:13:30perpetuate this event to show the whole world what
00:13:34we are capable of doing in our different countries in
00:13:38Africa. Cooperation between
00:13:41agriculture, broadly speaking, will be at the heart of an
00:13:45exchange between the two ministers. One of the objectives of this
00:13:48trip is for the two countries, Congo and Mali, between the two
00:13:52ministries to be able to sit down.
00:13:55think about a model of
00:13:57cooperation, how to seal at least a
00:14:01memorandum of understanding between
00:14:06livestock, in the field of forestry and fisheries,
00:14:09fish farming. The community of the DRC in Congo, supports
00:14:13the agricultural policy of the President of the Republic. We are
00:14:15here because we must also
00:14:19contribute to the initiatives of the President of the
00:14:22Republic. We are impressed to see... the way things
00:14:26were organized, really there was a very good
00:14:29organization. Technology
00:14:32evolves day by day. The Stanpower
00:14:35cooperative supports agropastoral actions by focusing
00:14:39on renewable energies. We support
00:14:43agropastoral action in the
00:14:47solar energy. We currently have
00:14:50solar pumps for water pumping, for
00:14:53irrigation. which could already
00:14:56help farmers in the
00:14:59context of water pumping and solar in
00:15:02isolated sites and we also have
00:15:06solar freezers to help breeders in the context of
00:15:10product preservation, we have all the
00:15:13products here capable of supporting agropastoral
00:15:16action, unless there is a last-minute change, the
00:15:20ministers of agriculture of Niger, Senegal,
00:15:23Venezuela and... will be able to take part in this 2nd
00:15:27edition of the great harvest fair of
00:15:29Congo.
00:15:31Also to be noted is the presence at this
00:15:35great agricultural fair of several
00:15:37foreign actors, including those from China who wished
00:15:41to share their experiences with Congo
00:15:46the Belt and Road Initiative. Ange
00:15:50Clauter.
00:15:53Congo's agricultural showcase, the 2nd edition of the GFAC Great
00:15:57Agricultural Fair of Congo, brings together several actors whose
00:16:01interventions contribute to the development of a
00:16:04the diversification of the national economy. In this
00:16:08new edition, the People's Republic of China, which
00:16:11works with Congo on the operation of the modern technology
00:16:14laboratory, within the framework of the Belt and Road
00:16:18initiative, is well
00:16:19present.
00:16:24This time, the Chinese delegation brought
00:16:26new varieties,
00:16:30new technologies and also new products to participate in this
00:16:33fair. The purpose of our visit.
00:16:38is to deepen the Sino-Congolese
00:16:41agricultural cooperation, especially in the field of
00:16:45tropical culture and also to promote Sino-Congolese
00:16:48cooperation. I hope this
00:16:52can
00:16:53pronounce.
00:17:01The joint laboratory since its creation has
00:17:05focused on three main areas: primarily the
00:17:08selection of new varieties that adapt
00:17:12to the climate and local conditions. Secondly,
00:17:15it is research into new
00:17:17technologies
00:17:20and thirdly, it is the development of new
00:17:23products. At the stand of the department of
00:17:27Duel et Fini, for example, Moment 250, alluding to
00:17:30the price of all the products she sells, and Rose Mutsiba, both
00:17:34farmers say they are delighted with the initiative of this
00:17:38fortnight and are proud to exhibit their products, here
00:17:41we sell at a good price, the person who has 500
00:17:45eats, the one who has 1 also eats, the one who has
00:17:48250 also eats, those who are in Brazzaville have not
00:17:53value in agriculture, they are
00:17:56there in Brazzaville buying only what we produce, they
00:18:00buy cheaper and they resell more
00:18:03expensively, so as long as agriculture, the doors of agriculture are
00:18:07now open here in Congo,
00:18:10started on August 5, the 2nd edition of the GFAC
00:18:13will continue until the 20th of the same month, the month of Congo's
00:18:17independence, whose fullness cannot be conceived without
00:18:21true food sovereignty.
00:18:24The executives and activists of the PCT, Congolese Labor
00:18:28Party, did not want to stay on the sidelines of this
00:18:32event. They showed their support for the
00:18:35agricultural policy of the... President of the Republic, Merveille
00:18:39Issombo.
00:18:42march towards development, the Congolese Labor Party has
00:18:46confirmed its status as a mobilization machine. Once
00:18:50again, the executives and activists have responded in very large numbers
00:18:55the Great Agricultural Fair of Congo, a popular
00:18:58fervor reminiscent of the party's major political events. This
00:19:02mobilization, far from being circumstantial, reflects a
00:19:06well-maintained field organization. The PCT, as
00:19:10the event
00:19:13and hence this impressive
00:19:15mobilization uh it's
00:19:18to celebrate
00:19:22the actions that is, the agricultural policy to
00:19:26break with the abusive import of
00:19:29food products, it's a 2nd
00:19:32edition and we had the heavy task of mobilizing
00:19:365000 militants. and I can tell you that we are even exceeding
00:19:39the quota that was allocated to us, so we can feel
00:19:43reassured for this heavy task that
00:19:46we have always had regarding mobilization in
00:19:49Igvi, a worker of the Congolese Labor Party,
00:19:53the organization of women of Congo took part for the first time in this
00:19:57demonstration of loyalty to the great
00:20:00agriculture his spearhead, the OFC is always there
00:20:03mobilized and here it is precisely a demonstration of
00:20:07strength. especially for women in cooperatives because they come
00:20:10precisely to exhibit all they produce, all their
00:20:14suffering, their pain, they have the joy of seeing it
00:20:16valued by the President of the Republic. At each
00:20:20presidential trip, the PCT militants renew their
00:20:24commitment to the vision carried by the head of state. We women,
00:20:28we accompany him in his project to
00:20:31achieve food self-sufficiency, we must
00:20:34produce, and the women are there to tell him.
00:20:37thank you to the very great comrades for all
00:20:41he does through
00:20:44agriculture when we mobilized people came en masse to
00:20:47support the efforts of the head of state
00:20:50through everything he is undertaking
00:20:55livestock sectors. Before leaving the premises, Denis Sasso Ngesso
00:20:58communed with his militants and sympathizers, a way of returning
00:21:02the favor for the warm welcome he received.
00:21:05Same story for
00:21:10the initiative, the patriarch Denis Sasu
00:21:13Ngesso for all, carried by Jean Elvis Tallison
00:21:17au Kombi. The members of... this movement
00:21:21reserved an exceptional crowd bath for
00:21:24the head of state, the report bears the
00:21:28signature of Reche Bousa,
00:21:32a blue tide that imposes itself at each appearance, an
00:21:35image that has become recurrent around the patriarch Denis
00:21:38Sasungeso, who seems to have
00:21:41become accustomed to it and appreciated each demonstration. At the 2nd
00:21:45edition of the Great Agricultural Fair of Congo, the blue wave of the
00:21:49patriarch.
00:22:07the presidential page now turned, the movement has
00:22:11already resumed its activities,
00:22:14returning to what constitutes its primary commitment,
00:22:17supporting project leaders. True to this
00:22:20vocation, it intends to continue this support, while
00:22:24maintaining a strong dynamic of mobilization in order to
00:22:27reaffirm its unwavering support for the head of state
00:22:31affectionately called the patriarch. Just after the
00:22:34electoral tests, following the overwhelming victory of the
00:22:37patriarch DCN for all, we tried to organize things
00:22:41to bring our action back to the
00:22:45initial vision of the GAE, this could suggest that there
00:22:48was some hesitation, but we are here to reaffirm that
00:22:52our support for the DCN patriarch's actions remains
00:22:56unchanged, we will continue to pray for the patriarch's actions, especially when
00:23:00they support the entrepreneurial vision that we already share. The
00:23:04GAE calendar has planned several tasks to be done, you know this is
00:23:07our only program that supports the actors who are already on the ground,
00:23:11so the dates have been announced, we will go down to the field, always in the
00:23:15vision of accompanying the head of state, this time by supporting those who are
00:23:19in the field.
00:23:31between supporting project leaders and demonstrating strength on the ground, the blue wave of the
00:23:35patriarch intends to maintain the course, a
00:23:38strategy that combines local commitment and
00:23:41political loyalty with the promise to remain an essential
00:23:45actor in major mobilizations in favor of
00:23:48Patriarch Denise Assou.
00:23:54Something else entirely with a mounting capacity of
00:23:5710 tractors per day,
00:24:00the production unit of Eco Kamako
00:24:04tractors in Maluku is ready,
00:24:07CEO Willy Ettoka was on site,
00:24:10report Célestin Okanu Irika.
00:24:13Agriculture in its broadest sense is the central
00:24:16pillar of the economic diversification strategy.
00:24:20supported by the President of the Republic Denis Sasungeso. Faced with
00:24:24the country's dependence on oil, the head of state has
00:24:28made agriculture one of the absolute
00:24:31priorities of his development program. This political
00:24:34ambition is based on mechanization in order to
00:24:40land, to fix rural populations and to make
00:24:44agricultural trades attractive to young people. Eco
00:24:47Kamako, a limited company. mixed
00:24:50Sino-Congolese, specializing in the assembly and
00:24:53manufacturing of tractors and agricultural
00:24:56equipment, fully
00:25:00state Denis Sasungesso who places mechanization at
00:25:04the center of his agricultural policy. The factory
00:25:07is located in the Maluku industrial and commercial park
00:25:11within the special economic zone, a
00:25:14a factory designed to assemble 10 tractors per
00:25:17day for the Congolese market.
00:25:50the seat, the
00:25:55the hood, yes, then there's
00:25:58still the footboard, the binou.
00:26:32to reduce food imports, agricultural machinery
00:26:36engineer Eli Massamba calls
00:26:39on agricultural operators, it's really, given the price, it's the tractor that won't
00:26:43be too expensive, it will be practically within reach of Congolese people who want
00:26:47to do agricultural mechanization well. We have three qualities of tractors
00:26:50here, the first quality at 75 horsepower, it has
00:26:53100 horsepower and 120 horsepower, and so with these
00:26:57powers you are able to correctly mechanize agricultural work
00:27:00whether it is, well, it all depends on the soil type, when you are
00:27:04on the plateau, it is sand, so any tractor can work on the
00:27:08plateau, but in the Bowenza, the Niari, it's from 100 horsepower and
00:27:11120 horsepower, and these tractors are also available at Eco Kamako
00:27:14here, this assembly plant was
00:27:18officially received by the government in April
00:27:212023 and the company was formally
00:27:24approved under the special economic
00:27:27zones regime in May 2026 for a renewable
00:27:30period of 15 years. it's a public-
00:27:34private partnership
00:27:37in Brazzaville, a budgetary
00:27:40orientation debate today at the National Assembly and
00:27:43the Senate to prepare the state budget
00:27:47for the 2027 exercise.
00:27:49The elements filmed and commented on in our next
00:27:52editions. The President of the Senate
00:27:56Pierre Ngolo met yesterday with the
00:27:59Minister of State, Minister at the Presidency of the
00:28:02Republic responsible for political affairs, Pierre Auba
00:28:06on issues related to national
00:28:09interest policy and the strengthening of relations
00:28:13between the institutions of the Republic. Florent
00:28:16Anguelle and Gével Fils Bongo for the
00:28:19report.
00:28:21Barely appointed at the head of the Ministry at the Presidency of the Republic responsible for
00:28:25political affairs, the Minister of State Pierre Auba deemed it
00:28:29opportune to go and meet with the President of the Senate. Pierre
00:28:33Ngolo, a strategic meeting that allowed
00:28:36the two personalities to discuss several points of national interest,
00:28:40particularly the strengthening of dialogue between the
00:28:44institutions of the Republic and the consolidation of political
00:28:47stability. The
00:28:50Minister of State, Minister at the Presidency of the Republic responsible for
00:28:53political affairs, intends to establish with the Senate the
00:28:57foundations of a fruitful collaboration. We had
00:29:00the privilege. My delegation and I were received in
00:29:04audience by the President of the Senate, so the
00:29:07Ministry of the Presidency responsible for political
00:29:11affairs is a new creation,
00:29:15in the attributions,
00:29:18an important point is foreseen,
00:29:21which is
00:29:23the relations
00:29:26between this ministry and the other institutions of the
00:29:29Republic, and among these institutions...
00:29:33in a very good position is
00:29:36the Senate, this is therefore the meaning of our
00:29:40meeting today and
00:29:43to establish
00:29:46with the Senate and the
00:29:49Senate bureau the mechanism
00:29:52of a permanent dialogue
00:29:56of a permanent consultation
00:29:58also the foundations of a
00:30:02collaboration
00:30:05that we all together,
00:30:09the President of the Senate and ourselves, we have
00:30:11described as
00:30:14fruitful, which will help
00:30:17to support the Department of Political
00:30:21Affairs
00:30:23in making significant progress
00:30:27in the noble but also
00:30:30delicate mission
00:30:32that we have to accomplish. After congratulating Pierre
00:30:36Aubat on his appointment, the President of the
00:30:39Senate Pierre Ngolo recalled the role of the Upper House of Parliament as
00:30:43a moderating council of the Nation. On this
00:30:46occasion, he shared with his counterpart some wise advice
00:30:49intended to accompany him in
00:30:52the exercise of his new