Nabemba Tower

The Nabemba Tower in 2019, viewed from the Congo River.

The Nabemba Tower, also known as Elf Tower, is a high-rise office block in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, located directly on the Congo River in the south of the city. At 106 metres and 30 floors it is the tallest building in the Republic of the Congo.[1] It is named after Mont Nabemba, the highest mountain in the country.[2] The tower was built with borrowed funds from the French oil company Elf Aquitaine.[1]

The tower was designed by Jean Marie Legrand during the government's five-year plan and was built between 1983 and 1986. Various ministries and charities' offices are housed in the tower, such as the African Self-help Development Initiative, the New Partnership for African Development, and UNESCO.[3] Nabemba Tower was inaugurated by President Denis Sassou Nguesso on 3 February 1990.[2]

  1. ^ a b Clark, John F.; Decalo, Samuel (9 August 2012). Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo. Scarecrow Press. p. 305. ISBN 978-0-8108-7989-8.
  2. ^ a b AED: Africa Economic Digest. MEED Limited. 1990. p. 9.
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