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Pointe-Noire

American  
[pwant-nwar] / pwɛ̃tˈnwar /

noun

  1. a seaport in the S Republic of Congo.


Pointe-Noire British  
/ pwɛ̃tnwar /

noun

  1. a port in S Congo-Brazzaville, on the Atlantic: the country's chief port and former capital (1950–58). Pop: 638 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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While many of the young people bearing T-shirts with the president's likeness in the crowd at Saturday's rally in Pointe-Noire expressed confidence in Sassou Nguesso, some pointed to the country's economic worries.

From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026

The Liberian-flagged oil and chemical tanker Monjasa Reformer was boarded by five armed people 140 miles west of the Republic of Congo's Port Pointe-Noire with 16 crew member, its owner said at the time.

From Reuters ● Mar. 31, 2023

The attack took place southwest of Port Pointe-Noire, Congo.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2023

The confirmation of Bizimana's death was the result of an exhaustive investigation into human remains from a grave site found in Pointe-Noire in Congo, he said.

From BBC ● May 22, 2020

Though he is just 51 now, Mr. Mabanckou’s life’s work — most of it set in Pointe-Noire, his hometown in the Congo Republic — has yet to become as well known in the United States.

From New York Times ● May 25, 2017

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