La Semaine Africaine is a French-language newspaper published in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, and serving Central Africa.
[1] La Semaine is owned by the Roman Catholic Episcopal Conference of the Congo, but maintains editorial independence.
[2] Founded in 1952 as La Semaine de l'AEF, it received its present title in 1960, when the Republic of the Congo gained independence from France.
[1][3]: 252 Between 1963 and 1990, it was the only media outlet in the Republic of the Congo not controlled by the state.
[6] Contributing writers have included Sylvain Bemba [fr],[7] Emmanuel Damongo-Dadet,[3]: 228 and Jean Clotaire Hymboud.