Brazzaville Prefect Yves Bodler Ngongo and Ivorian Colonel-Major Fofié Kouakou Martin pass away

The Prefect of Brazzaville, Colonel Yves Bodler Ngongo, has died following a sudden medical emergency on October 9, 2026. The retired Congolese Armed Forces officer reportedly suffered a malaise while attending the inauguration of a renovated school in the Makélékélé commune. After being rushed to the Brazzaville military hospital, he did not survive. Ngongo had held his position for just over a month, having been appointed on August 19, 2026.

In Côte d'Ivoire, Colonel-Major Fofié Kouakou Martin, the former commander of the 2nd Military Region of Daloa, is scheduled to be buried on October 10, 2026, in his native village of Bohi. Military honors were held in his memory at the General Staff of the Armed Forces in Abidjan. Martin, who passed away on August 9 at the age of 58, served in various capacities within the Ivorian Armed Forces since 1989, most recently commanding the second military region since March 2023.