Congo commemorates Brazzaville Manifesto anniversary in Bondy
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vox Congo
The Congo’s embassy representative in France, Armand Rémy Balloud-Tabawé, commemorated the 86th anniversary of the Brazzaville Manifesto in Bondy on 27 October. The ceremony recalled Brazzaville’s historic role in France’s liberation and plans to rehabilitate memorial sites, according to Vox Congo.
The Congo commemorated the 86th anniversary of the Brazzaville Manifesto on 27 October in Bondy, France, which had marked the Congolese capital’s commitment to the liberation of France. Armand Rémy Balloud-Tabawé, minister counsellor to the ambassador of the Congo in France, emphasised Brazzaville’s founding role and the need to pass on this memory to younger generations, according to Vox Congo.
The ceremony also focused on the rehabilitation in Brazzaville of sites linked to this history, including the Centre for Research and Training in Dramatic Arts, which hosted the Brazzaville Conference in 1944. Verquin mayor Sylvie Tassez announced the donation of a plot of land to host in the Congo a twin stele to the one dedicated to Brazzaville, and called for exchanges between the two peoples to be developed.
The commemoration took place alongside the unveiling of a plaque marking Verquin’s accession to the French Federation of Wise Villages and Towns. Sylvie Tassez linked the initiative to the promotion of solidarity and respect, and the fight against racism and discrimination, Vox Congo reports.
The ceremony came after Brazzaville celebrated the 20th anniversary of its Légion d’honneur on 6 October. It is part of a recent period of relations between the Congo and its partners, following the two Congos’ agreement on the sustainable return of refugees from DR Congo, announced on 22 October.
