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Breaking news CONGO Issue dated 18/12/2014

Who is opposing Sassou’s plans to modify the constitution?

Denis Sassou-Nguesso called a meeting of the Parti Congolais du Travail (PCT) central committee as soon as he returned from [...] (273 words)

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CONGO 03/06/2015

Sassou struggles to buy off opposition

In the past Denis Sassou Nguesso was able to buy off his political rivals but their successors are proving to be less predictable. [...]

CONGO 20/05/2015

Sassou’s will tested by opposition

The opposition in Brazzaville has rarely been this united, a state of affairs that could affect President Denis Sassou Nguesso’s resolve to change the constitution. [...]

Spotlight CONGO 04/02/2015

Post-Sassou in play in Brazzaville’s corridors of power

Even though they are apparently fully behind President Denis Sassou-Nguesso’s plan to amend the constitution so that he can run for office again in 2016, the Congolese leader’s close guard are in fact keeping their options open, as West Africa [. [...]

CONGO 07/01/2015

Bishop Mbuyu defies Sassou

Louis Portella Mbuyu, the 72-year-old Bishop of Kinkala and chairman of the Republic of Congo’s Episcopal Conference, was the main [...]

CONGO 07/01/2015

Sassou reins in church

Now that the Parti Congolais du Travail (PCT) has given is agreement for a change to the constitution that would allow him to run for president again, President Sassou Nguesso is taking on Brazzaville’s reticent religious community. [...]

CONGO SENEGAL 05/11/2014

Sassou and Sall watch Compaore fall together

While the two watched the fall of Blaise Compaore from [...]

Spotlight AFRICA 05/11/2014

Burkina Faso's warning shot sparks fear among leaders

Blaise Compaore's overthrow in a rapid 48 hours has sent shock waves across West Africa, where it is being taken as a warning by other leaders standing on shaky political ground. Despite the loud silence emanating from a region where [. [...]

Spotlight CONGO 27/08/2014

Sassou negotiates way to 2016 elections

With the next presidential elections in the Republic of Congo less than two years away, it seems that nothing can stop Denis Sassou-Nguesso, 71, from running for another term, even though the constitution that he himself approved forbids it. [...]

CONGO 09/07/2014

Sassou takes softly-softly approach

Against the backdrop of France's formal investigation of General Norbert Dabira for crimes against humanity, Denis Sassou Nguesso is going easy on the opposition in the run-up to the 2016 presidential elections. [...]

CONGO 28/05/2014

Sassou's agenda for 2016

While he has been active in pan-African affairs in recent months, Denis Sassou Nguesso has not forgotten matters at home. The only cloud on the horizon is getting that third term of office. [...]

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Sassou struggles to buy off opposition

Sassou’s will tested by opposition

Post-Sassou in play in Brazzaville’s corridors of power

Bishop Mbuyu defies Sassou

Sassou reins in church

Sassou and Sall watch Compaore fall together

Burkina Faso's warning shot sparks fear among leaders

Sassou negotiates way to 2016 elections

Sassou takes softly-softly approach

Sassou's agenda for 2016

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