Editing Brazzaville (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Nabemba.jpg|thumb|right|220px|upright|Nabemba Tower]]
The location of Brazzaville near the pool of the Congo River enabled it to grow as an industrial, trading and port settlement. It was connected through trade by ships and boats traveling upriver to inland areas, which produced raw materials from the beginning of the colonial period.<ref name=Encyc1/> Construction of the railway connecting to [[Pointe-Noire]] increased the ability of city businessmen to get their products to the port for export. Industries present in Brazzaville include [[machining|machine shops]], [[textile]]s, [[Tanning (leather)|tanning]], and [[manufacturing]]. As a key port on the [[Congo River]], Brazzaville still takes deliveries of [[raw material]]s, such as [[natural rubber|rubber]], [[wood]], and [[agriculture|agricultural product]]s. From here they are generally sent onward to [[Pointe-Noire]] for export.

Many companies, government organizations and [[NGO]]s have regional offices in the capital city, where they can work with government officials. The [[World Health Organization]] has its regional office for Africa located in Brazzaville.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.who.int/about/regions/afro/en/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040714010025/http://www.who.int/about/regions/afro/en/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 July 2004 |title=WHO &#124; Regional Office for Africa |website=WHO}}</ref> Companies headquartered in Brazzaville include [[Equatorial Congo Airlines]]{{Cn|date=September 2024}} and the mobile operator [[Warid Congo]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=79599058 |title=Company Overview of Warid Congo S.A. |website=[[Bloomberg News]] |access-date=16 July 2017 }}</ref>