Denis Sassou Nguesso
Opposition cries foul as Congo-Brazzaville goes to polls
Congo voters go to the polls Sunday in legislative elections in the oil-rich African country, the first since violence-marred presidential polls last year which returned Denis…
Congo leader's daughter charged with corruption
Investigators have widened a corruption probe into the French assets of three African ruling families, charging the daughter and son-in-law of Congo's President Denis Sassou…
Ali Bongo on FRANCE 24: 'We are heading towards a resolution'
Tensions simmer in Gabon after three days of post-election violence, as the death toll from those clashes reportedly rises to five. In an exclusive interview, President Ali Bongo…
Deadly clashes in Congo after disputed election
Seventeen people have died in clashes that erupted in the wake of President Denis Sassou Nguesso’s disputed re-election, according to a government statement released on national…
Congo capital rocked by violence in wake of election
Gunbattles rocked the capital of Congo Republic on Monday, shattering a relative calm that had followed President Denis Sassou Nguesso’s re-election in a disputed poll last month.
Brazzaville shops closed to protest disputed election
Opposition strongholds in Brazzaville were closed Tuesday following a strike over the re-election of Congo's veteran ruler Denis Sassou Nguesso in polls his rivals say were…
Sassou Nguesso re-elected president of Congo-Brazzaville, opposition rejects results
In tonight's rundown: in Congo-Brazzaville, the president is reelected but the opposition rejects the results; also, our second report on Eritrea focuses on the economy and the…