14-03-2016 (updated: 06-11-2017 ) Political gathering in the Republic of Congo. [Ben Fox] Comments Print Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp 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). Download PDF 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.
