Two days before Congo-Brazzaville’s March 15 presidential vote, a Pan-African peace consortium urges restraint amid contested campaign conditions.
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On 15 March 2026, 2.64 million Congolese voters chose among seven presidential candidates across 6,620 polling stations in 12 departments.
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The Francophonie has opened a call for expressions of interest to strengthen civil society and political party registration in Congo and the CAR.
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Scholar Etanislas Ngodi links low enthusiasm for Congo-Brazzaville’s March 15 presidential vote to economic hardship and a fragmented opposition facing Sassou Nguesso.
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Alliance candidate Mabio Mavoungou Zinga urged Congolese citizens to become architects of national renewal at a Brazzaville rally, outlining a vision of unity and justice.
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At an Owando rally, Denis Sassou-N’Guesso vowed a public university, revived crops and a paved Owando-Ngoko road if re-elected in Congo-Brazzaville.
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Congo’s criminal court sentenced Fécofoot president Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas to life for laundering and embezzling FIFA funds earmarked for women’s football.
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Congolese civil society coalition CAPGED challenges the UN’s last-minute cancellation of an OCDH press conference in Brazzaville, warning of shrinking civic space.
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In Owando, President Denis Sassou N’Guesso paused his 2026 campaign to honour the late Minister of State Firmin Ayessa, a key strategist and former campaign director.
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As Congo-Brazzaville heads to its 15 March presidential election, listeners weigh turnout, a fifth Sassou Nguesso term and a divided opposition’s odds.