Mayitoukou, Congo, March 14, 2026 (AFP) - Election campaign deepens Congo's generational divide

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2026-03-14

"Hoodlums," muttered 80-year-old village chief Joseph Batangouna as he walked past a group of young people sitting by the side of road in Mayitoukou, Congo-Brazzaville. Sunday's presidential election has laid bare tensions between the generations. With 82-year-old Denis Sassou NGuesso, the current president, running for a fifth term to add to his 40 years already in power, there is little doubt as to the outcome. Turnout risks being low -- not so......

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