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Ange Édouard Poungui, Congo-Brazzaville’s prime minister from 1984 to 1989 and 2009 presidential candidate, has died in France aged 82.

Congo-Brazzaville’s Sassou N’Guesso reportedly weighs an opening to the opposition, with UPADS leader Pascal Tsaty Mabiala floated for prime minister.

Congo presidential race: UPADS opts out again As political actors in the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) position themselves for the next presidential election, the Union panafricaine pour la démocratie …

Congo-Brazzaville and the March 2026 political calendar In recent days, political discussion in Congo-Brazzaville has been shaped less by official communiqués than by the sombre tone of posts circulating on …

Strategic Youth Appointment Signals Renewal In a decisive vote at the close of its second ordinary congress in Brazzaville on 22 November, the Pan-African Union for Social Democracy elevated Jeremy …

Brazzaville congress crowns a new party captain After three intense days of deliberation inside the Palais des Congrès in Brazzaville, delegates of the Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS) handed …

Historic gathering of 1,225 delegates in Brazzaville For the first time in eight years the Union Panafricaine pour la Démocratie Sociale (UPADS) succeeded in convening a full ordinary congress, drawing …

Strategic significance for Congo’s pluralism The announcement by Pascal Tsaty-Mabiala that the Union Panafricaine pour la Démocratie Sociale will move toward a second ordinary congress has reverberated through Brazzaville’s political …