Brazzaville, Congo - October 2017 - The opening ceremony of the new Africa Congo-Congo (ACC) Vice Province was held on 1 October, and was chaired by Fr Manuel Manuel Jiménez. There are 24 prenovices from the two countries that form the ACC Vice Province, that is the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The prenovitiate was established in the "Cité Don Bosco" house in Brazzaville; there are three teachers for the prenovices, and the community consists of five Salesians. The house also includes a vocational training center, an internship for students, and a youth center-oratory for the district's youth.