Things to see and do Pointe Noire - Kouilou

This private gallery-museum, which aims to become a national reference for Congolese heritage in the near future, houses a rich collection of over 3,000 antique art objects, ranging from masks to statuettes, from raffia loincloths to colonial earthenware. The exhibition is the work of Felix Makouiza (1941-2022), a career doctor who collected African art for almost 50 years. The gallery-museum is very active, offering educational activities, art restoration and student support.

Art Brazza's little sister opened its doors in Pointe-Noire in 2022, a few blocks from the town hall on the way to avenue Charles de Gaulle. As in Brazzaville, it exhibits contemporary artists from all over Africa, mainly from the two Congos. The owner, a Frenchwoman with a passion for art who has lived in the Congo for over 10 years, shares with us her favorites from the exhibitions she organizes. A good place to stop and discover new African talent.

In the heart of the Dimonika Biosphere Reserve, gold miners - locals and Westafs alike - dig in the ochre earth with shovels all day in search of a few nuggets to support their families. They then stroke the ground with a metal detector, which beeps to tell them if gold is hiding in the gravel. Most of them will sell their treasure that evening, before going off to quench their thirst in the village bars. The Vigoureux inn organizes walks along the gold panning pits, with the option of witnessing the washing of the gold.