The Saudi delegation that visited the Republic of the Congo in mid-February made a promise to international cooperation minister Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso, the son of President Denis Sassou Nguesso, assuring him that Saudi Arabia would open an embassy shortly in Brazzaville. The pledge marks a new stage in the rapprochement between the two countries that began in 2018 when the Saudis supported Congo’s application to join OPEC. Their support