Brazzaville, March 15, 2026 (AFP) - Congo-Brazzaville votes with president set to extend rule

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2026-03-15

Congo-Brazzaville voted on Sunday in an election expected to extend 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso's more than four decades in power in the oil-rich central African country. Six candidates stood against Sassou Nguesso but the main opposition was divided and largely absent, leaving him set to win another five-year term. The former paratrooper colonel is already one of Africa's longest-serving leaders, along with Equatorial Guinea's Teo......

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