Denis Sassou Nguesso has secured another five-year term as president of the Republic of the Congo. Six candidates were contesting in the election, but the main opposition was divided and largely absent. He campaigned on security, infrastructure development, and economic growth driven by oil and gas.

Critics and rights groups had accused the government of suppressing opposition figures and mismanaging state oil revenues.

Sassou Nguesso, who first came to power in 1979 and returned

The electoral commission is calling on Congolese who are registered for the country's upcoming presidential election to visit administrative districts and verify that their names are listed on the provisional voter's roll. Banners have been placed across parts of Brazzaville, emphasizing the importance of the process.

President Denis Sassou Nguesso, 81, is widely expected to seek another term in the

The Republic of Congo's veteran President Denis Sassou-Nguesso has been reelected with more than 88% of the vote, official results show. The landslide victory for Sassou-Nguesso had been widely expected, given the 77-year-old's strong grip on state institutions. The ballot on March 21, 2021, saw a 67,55% voter turnout. Voting was largely boycotted by the main opposition and took place under an Internet blackout. Described by some of his African counterparts as "The Emperor",

Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas, the leading opposition presidential candidate in Republic of Congo's election, died on Sunday, the day after his country went to the polls. He was being transferred to France for medical treatment for Covid-19. Kolelas was one of six candidates running against incumbent Denis Sassou-Nguesso who has led the country since 1979. He was runner-up to Nguesso in the 2016 presidential election, gaining around 15 percent of the vote, and was widely seen as his main political

Senegal unilaterally ended its double non-taxation treaty with Mauritius without fanfare. It had previously threatened to cancel the treaty if certain conditions were not met. Senegal alleged that the agreement, signed in 2004, had cost the country U.S.$257 million in lost tax revenue over 17 years.

Reports of people from DR Congo being prevented from crossing the border into Uganda and choosing to enter the country illegally without being screened for Ebola have raised concerns that the disease may spread. This comes after humanitarian organisation Oxfam said the ongoing violence in the area makes reaching people with aid from within DRC extremely difficult.

Zimbabwe beat Congo Brazzaville to top Group G, while DR Congo overcame Liberia to book their trip to Egypt 2019 as group runners-up.

First imposed in 2016, and renewed in 2017, the EU has extended sanctions on presidential hopeful Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary and fifteen other top officials until 2019.

The Congolese musician is set to share the stage with Oliver Mtukudzi, Diamond Musica and Juntal at the Harare International Conference Centre.

The Congolese singer was slated to perform at the Bukhungu Stadium to mark the end of the devolution conference in Kakamega county. Olomide was declared persona non-grata in 2016 and deported after he kicked one of his female dancers at Jomo Kenyatta Airport.