About: Denis Sassou Nguesso
Euronews journalists, technicians clash with management
Euronews journalists passed a no-confidence vote in the broadcasters’ management and adopted a statement saying that their media could no longer be seen as an independent and balanced voice.
Brazzaville partly shut to protest Sassou-Nguesso’s re-election
Opposition strongholds in Brazzaville were closed on Tuesday (29 March) following a strike call over the re-election of Congo's veteran ruler Denis Sassou Nguesso in polls his rivals say were marred by "massive fraud".
Europe’s African challenge: Engage or lose influence
By European standards, last week’s elections in Congo-Brazzaville were not clean. This came as no surprise. Congo-Brazzaville has only had one genuine election, in 1992.
Opposition cries foul after Congo’s Sassou claims new five year term
Denis Sassou Nguesso has been elected for a new five year term as President of Congo-Brazzaville, after being declared the victor in Sunday’s presidential election.
Internet blackout in Congo as government fears post-election unrest
The Congolese government imposed a 48-hour communications block of the internet and telephone networks as the country’s voters went to the polls for presidential elections.
Congo goes to vote, questions remain on the nascent democracy
Election analysts and surveys suggest that President Denis Sassou Nguesso will claim between 60-70% of the vote in the first round of elections on Sunday (20 March). Is Sassou’s likely victory a triumph or defeat for Congolese democracy?
As elections near, Congo seeks to diversify its economy beyond oil
Like many of its sub-Saharan African neighbours, the Republic of Congo is a country of oil price fuelled boom and bust. But the future is away from oil.
Congo’s Nguesso set to extend presidency, despite international concern
Denis Sassou Nguesso is widely expected to extend his nineteen-year grip on the Congolese presidency during elections on Sunday (20 March), despite international concerns about the fairness and transparency of the poll.
EU refuses to send observers to Congo vote
The European Union has decided not to send observers to the Republic of Congo to monitor a controversial presidential election set for March 20, the bloc's foreign policy chief said in a statement.
Euronews links to Congo’s president under scrutiny
EXCLUSIVE / Euronews is under scrutiny for its deal with the Republic of Congo’s national broadcaster to launch a pan-African channel, after the country’s authoritarian president cracked down on his political opponents.