US Edition‘Nothing Changes’: Four Decades in Power, Congo’s Nguesso Seeks a New Term
President Denis Sassou Nguesso seeks a final term after a 2015 reform reset term limits; opposition boycotts the election citing transparency concerns, with 52% poverty rate reported by the World Bank.
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Six candidates were allowed to run against the outgoing Head of State in the presidential election on 15 March. Without any other ambition than to accompany him towards an unusual second round.
In the city of Oyo in the department of the Cuvette (north) the Central Market offered to women traders by their deputy, Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso, is much more than just a commercial infrastructure. For those who work there every day, it symbolizes a profound change in their working conditions and an act of consideration that remains engraved in the memoirs. As the presidential election on 15 March approaches, these women claim to want "to …
Congo Republic's Sassou set to extend long rule
Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo, looks set to extend his decades-long rule in elections on Sunday, even as his advanced age and a term limit fuel speculation about who will eventually succeed him. The 82-year-old former paratrooper first took power in the oil-rich Central African nation in a coup in 1979. He lost Congo Republic’s first multi-party elections in 1992 but seized power again in 1997 after a civil war. He…
Nguesso Set To Extend 4-Decades Rule As Congo Republic Votes Sunday
By Enyichukwu Enemanna As Congo Republic goes to poll this Sunday, President Denis Sassou Nguesso appears ready to extend his four-decade rule despite his advanced age. The 82-year-old former paratrooper first took power in the oil-rich Central African nation in a coup in 1979. He lost Congo Republic’s first multi-party elections in 1992 but seized power again in 1997 after a civil war. He has now ruled for a combined total of almost 42 years, …
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