Upgrading lifestyles

Home-building, water and electricity schemes are rolled out in both cities and rural areas

All around Congo's cities there are signs of upgrading and construction work, but social housing is arguably the government's most pressing concern.

The cities of Pointe Noire, Oyo and Bacongo are already benefiting from good quality new homes, and works in Brazzaville, inhabited by 70 percent of Congo's 4.2 million people, are taking place at a steady rate.