Congo-Brazzaville

  • Oct 27, 2015
  • 2 min read

Congo-Brazzaville leader is set for third term in 2016

The president has successfully engineered the constitutional changes he needs to prolong his rule

Congo-Brazzaville
  • Oct 20, 2015
  • 2 min read

Congo-Brazzaville state to target opposition activism

The state hopes to curb opposition activists through 'hard' and 'soft' power approaches

Congo-Brazzaville
  • Sep 29, 2015
  • 6 min read

Congo's anti-third term protests spell fragile period

The president will use a combination of short and long-term tactics to extend his time in office

Congo-Brazzaville
  • Sep 24, 2015
  • 2 min read

Congolese leader's referendum will provoke protests

Oppositon to the president's third term plan will drive protests, which may turn violent

Congo-Brazzaville
  • Aug 12, 2015
  • 2 min read

Congo-Brazzaville constitution reform to gather pace

The president has removed two key critics of his plans to run for a currently unconstitutional third term

Congo-Brazzaville
  • Mar 11, 2015
  • 2 min read

Congo-Brazzaville leader's third term plan to proceed

Unlike the ousted Burkina Faso president, the Congolese leader's plan to stay on is likely to be successful

Congo-Brazzaville
  • Jan 2, 2015
  • 2 min read

Congo leader's regional role buffers him, for now

If the president faces any domestic opposition to staying in power, his regional role will assume greater significance

Congo-Brazzaville
  • Dec 18, 2014
  • 7 min read

Third term question mars Congo-Brazzaville outlook

Sassou-Nguesso's faces a delicate political period at a time when oil revenue is declining

Congo-Brazzaville