Denis Sassou-Nguesso

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.…

The election of the Republic of Congo has resulted in Congolese opposition presidential candidate Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas winning - who died of COVID-19 on election day last month - according to results declared by his party, the Union of Democratic Humanists (UDH-) Yuki). The President of the Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, who has held power for a cumulative 36 years, won re-election on March 21 with as much as 88.57% of the vote, according to the Interior Minister, quoting figures from…

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.…

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.…

Nearly 2.5 million Congolese voters timidly began casting their ballots in the ballot box this Sunday, March 21, in more than 5,700 polling stations to elect the head of state. A total of seven opponents are present, including outgoing President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, who has spent 36 years at the helm of the country. The election campaign took place without major incidents. One notable element,…

Congo-Brazzaville has been led for almost 37 years by Denis Sassou-Nguesso, who is seeking a new presidential mandate tomorrow, Sunday 21 March. He will face six other candidates, including two former ministers, Mathias Dzon and Brice Parfait Kolélas. On the eve of this presidential election, FIDH and its Congolese partner, OCHD, say they are "deeply" concerned about the "deterioration of the democratic…

Denis Sassou-Nguesso, outgoing president of Congo-Brazzaville, a candidate for his own row in the March 21 presidential election, held his last meeting in the Congolese capital, as did his two biggest contenders, former ministers who became opponents, Guy-Brice Parfait Kolélas and Mathias Dzon. as reported from Brazzaville,…

The heads of state of Central Africa met on Saturday, December 26, at a video conference to discuss the Central African Republic, just before the presidential election, as they urged voters to "go massively to the polls". In its final press release, the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), which met on the initiative of Congo-Brazzaville, also condemned "with the greatest energy" the…