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The Constitutional Court on Tuesday, April 6, validated the election of Denis Sassou-Nguesso in the vote on March 21. He received 88.40% of the votes instead of 88.57% of the votes, according to the preliminary results which the court modified somewhat after rejecting the appeals against the annulment of three opponents. as…

The Union of Humanist Democrats (UDH-Yuki) led by Guy-Brice Parfait Kolélas, Congolese opponent swept away by Covid-19 on March 22 the day after the presidential election, published on Saturday, April 3, its partial results of this election giving it a big lead in front of President Denis Sassou Nguesso, declared the winner through the official preliminary results.…

Rally for Democracy and Development (RDD), an allied party fighting for the late opponent Guy-Brice Parfait Kolélas, appealed to the Constitutional Court on Monday, March 29, to cancel the March 21 presidential election, the preliminary results of which were won by President Denis Sassou. Nguesso who has collected 36 years in the country's head. "Our appeal has been approved by the court. Now we are waiting for what the judges will decide in the coming days, says Jean-Jacques Serge Yhombi Opango, leader of RDD who…

Senegal, who had a full card with four wins in four matches, were forced to a draw (0-0) by Congo-B on Friday in Group I in qualifier 2021. This small achievement from the Red Devils does not. , not immune to elimination on the last day of next Tuesday. The Congolese may have left their meeting with Senegal with mixed feelings. First, the satisfaction of having taken a point from a team that won all its matches before this fifth day. Then, a little remorse for not winning this meeting, which would have guaranteed their…

An investigation was launched in France after the death of the main opponent of Denis Sassou-Nguesso, who was re-elected in the first ballot according to the preliminary results of the election commission. Guy-Brice Parfait Kolélas died on his arrival in France by medical plane on March 22, the day after the presidential election in Congo-Brazzaville. The opponent's causes of death have raised questions…

With 88.57% of the vote, according to the official preliminary results announced on Tuesday, March 24, Denis Sassou-Nguesso was re-elected President of Congo-Brazzaville for five years. But his opponents intend to appeal this vote, which they condemn. The rapid publication of these preliminary results and certain articles of the Constitution justify their decision.…

The outgoing president of the Congo-Brazzaville, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, was re-elected with 88.57% of the vote for a period of five years, according to the official preliminary results of the election commission announced by the interior minister. Interior Minister Raymond Mboulou read the results district by district live on public television on Tuesday afternoon. Two-hour statement on the results, which was an accumulation of triumphs for the outgoing president, to whom the figures in the election commission offer a…

What impact has the death of Guy-Brice Parfait Koléla on the electoral process in Congo-Brazzaville? On Sunday, March 21, he was one of the seven candidates in the vote to prevent President Denis Sassou Nguesso from getting a new seat. But he died overnight from Sunday to Monday when he had just arrived in Paris after a sudden deterioration in his health caused by Covid-19.…

The National Independent Electoral Commission (CNEI) delivered on Monday, March 22, the day after the presidential election, the first trends already giving outgoing President Denis Sassou Nguesso the winner almost everywhere. The African Union (AU) Observation Mission noted several dysfunctions in the vote, but welcomed the Congolese voters' attachment to democratic values. "Voting started with a delay in 66.7% of witness polling stations," explained Dileita Mohamed, head of the AU observation mission. The delay, which…

Congo-Brazzaville voted this Sunday, March 21, for the first round of presidential elections. After 36 years of cumulative power at the head of the country, the incorruptible Denis Sassou-Nguesso is seeking a new term of five years. In front of him six opponents. On Sunday evening, whether we were in power or in opposition, we made a very different assessment of this voting day.…