Congo-Brazzaville: Congo - Sassou Nguesso Wins Another Term but Still Faces Two Big Threats

13 April 2021
analysis

Managing elections through violence is one thing. Managing a handover of power to a family member is another.

On 21 March, the Republic of Congo held elections in which relatively few citizens bothered to participate, a fact that even President Denis Sassou Nguesso's campaign conceded. These were the third polls since the 77-year-old reclaimed power in the 1997 civil war and he won again with a decisive 88.57%.

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