Tag: Sassou Nguesso
Congo opposition leader charged with violating state security
Authorities in Congo Republic have charged a former army chief and candidate in a presidential election earlier this year with violating state...
Rebels in Central African Republic stepping up attacks – U.N.
Lord's Resistance Army rebels, who mutilate civilians and kidnap children to use as fighters and sex slaves, stepped up attacks and abductions...
EU and U.S. condemn post-election violence in Republic of Congo
The European Union on Thursday condemned what it said were human rights abuses in Republic of Congo during violence following the country's...
Congo opposition calls on government to end ‘war operations’
Seventeen people have died in clashes that erupted in the wake of President Denis Sassou Nguesso's disputed re-election, according to a government...
Gunbattles rock Brazzaville in wake of disputed Congo election
Gunbattles rocked the capital of Congo Republic on Monday, shattering a relative calm that had followed President Denis Sassou Nguesso's re-election in...
Protest, tear gas in Congo as Sassou Nguesso seeks to extend...
Police fired tear gas at opposition supporters in Congo Republic on Sunday, witnesses said, after voting ended in a poll expected to...
Congo ruling party highlights Nguesso’s presidential run
Congo Republic's ruling party on Monday officially designated incumbent President Denis Sassou Nguesso as its candidate for a March election, bringing the...
Congo votes by landslide to allow third presidential term
More than 92% of voters in Congo Republic approved a change to the constitution that will allow President Denis Sassou Nguesso to...
Army surrounds home of Congo Republic opposition leader
A Congo Republic opposition leader said late on Thursday forces from leader Denis Sassou Nguesso's presidential guard were surrounding his house, detaining...
