Ghana,[3] Kenya[4] and Congo all showed interest in bidding for the 11th edition of the Games.

On September 14, 2011, the Supreme Council for Sports in Africa awarded the rights to Brazzaville to host.

Congolese national anthem started the ceremony, performed by Abel Mona.

In the artistic sequence, performers dressed with the colors of Congolese flag formed the word bienvenue (welcome) and followed by various dances and the lighting of the torch.

However, because the country was not yet affiliated with the international federations of the sports that it had intended to attend, the Congolese organising committee determined its athletes could not participate.