Les Dépêches de Brazzaville

Daily newspaper of the Agence d'Information d'Afrique Centrale (ADIAC), published in Brazzaville and generally described as the country's only daily paper. Widely regarded as close to the government of President Denis Sassou Nguesso, it covers national politics, economy and culture extensively, and its website is one of the Republic of the Congo's principal news sources.

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Les Dépêches de Brazzaville at a glance

Country: Republic of the Congo
Region: Central Africa · Africa
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Website: adiac-congo.com ↗
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How Crosswire groups Les Dépêches de Brazzaville

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Where Les Dépêches de Brazzaville sits in the Republic of the Congo's press

Les Dépêches de Brazzaville is one of 3 outlets tracked in the Republic of the Congo and the only daily newspaper tracked there. By outlets tracked, the Republic of the Congo ranks 41st of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Africa hub, which lists 178 outlets in all.

Across Africa, Crosswire tracks 73 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Les Dépêches de Brazzaville outside the Republic of the Congo, starting with Central Africa, are Cameroon Tribune (Cameroon), Le Pays (Chad), L'Union (Gabon) and Iwacu (Burundi). Opening one of them beside Les Dépêches de Brazzaville is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.