Elections in the Republic of Congo

This week, EURACTIV reports on the elections in the Republic of Congo. President Denis Sassou Nguesso is seeking to extend his long-ruling presidency in polls on Sunday (20 March).

This Special Report is also available in French (lien vers euractiv.fr).

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• Congo’s Nguesso set to extend presidency, despite international concern

  News | Global Europe 18-03-2016

  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.

• As elections near, Congo seeks to diversify its economy beyond oil

  News | Development Policy 19-03-2016

  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 goes to vote, questions remain on the nascent democracy

  News | Global Europe 20-03-2016

  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?

• Internet blackout in Congo as government fears post-election unrest

  News | Global Europe 21-03-2016

  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.

• Opposition cries foul after Congo’s Sassou claims new five year term

  News | Global Europe 25-03-2016

  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.