Brazzaville, March 17, 2026 (AFP) - Congo-Brazzaville's Sassou Nguesso: 40 years a strongman

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2026-03-17

Denis Sassou Nguesso, one of Africa's longest serving leaders, has ruled oil-rich Congo-Brazzaville with a tight grip for more than 40 years, earning him a nickname associated with tough invincibility. The former paratrooper colonel, who is now aged 82, used the army as a springboard to power and has allegedly amassed a fortune over the decades as a strongman who detractors accuse of corruption and rights abuses. Sassou Nguesso's first stint as p......

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