Denis Sassou Nguesso

Polling stations across Brazzaville opened to thin crowds as Congo-Brazzaville’s presidential election began, with logistical delays reported in several centres.

Non-partisan Congolese executives convened by the CRAC platform appraised candidate Denis Sassou N’Guesso’s manifesto across ten strategic sectors in Brazzaville.

On 15 March 2026, 2.64 million Congolese voters chose among seven presidential candidates across 6,620 polling stations in 12 departments.

Scholar Etanislas Ngodi links low enthusiasm for Congo-Brazzaville’s March 15 presidential vote to economic hardship and a fragmented opposition facing Sassou Nguesso.

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.

As Congo-Brazzaville heads to its 15 March presidential election, listeners weigh turnout, a fifth Sassou Nguesso term and a divided opposition’s odds.

Independent scholar Vivien Romain Manangou makes his first presidential bid in Congo-Brazzaville, vowing to clean up public finances and curb poverty against Sassou N’Guesso.

In Dolisie, Denis Sassou N’Guesso met Congo’s business leaders, who pressed for local content and fair public tenders while he stressed competitiveness.

Incumbent Denis Sassou Nguesso opened his presidential campaign with vast rallies across Niari and Bouenza, pledging farm mechanisation, jobs and rail renewal.

APRM talks in Brazzaville under Denis Sassou Nguesso On 2 February in Brazzaville, the Director-General of the Continental Secretariat of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), Marie-Antoinette Rose Quatre, held …