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Eleven days before Congo-Brazzaville’s March 12-15 presidential vote, Brazzaville residents say they still cannot identify what the seven candidates stand for.
Congo-Brazzaville’s Constitutional Court held a 48-hour forum to train coordinators and delegates ahead of the March presidential election.
Congo’s Constitutional Court President Auguste Iloki launched a training forum on March 5 for election observers ahead of the presidential vote, fulfilling the court’s constitutional mandate to ensure electoral integrity.
Opposition candidate Joseph Kignoumbi Kia Mboungou draws crowds across Congo-Brazzaville’s south, urging youth jobs, economic diversification and social justice.
Academic Vivien Romain Manangou makes his first presidential bid, betting on cleaner public finances and poverty reduction against the incumbent.
Denis Sassou-Nguesso, 82, campaigns for a final five-year term under the 2015 constitution, while critics point to nearly half the population living below the poverty line and imprisoned opposition figures …
Human rights advocate Joe Washington Ebina describes the March 15, 2026 presidential election as a foregone conclusion, citing a muzzled opposition, jailed political figures, and decades of power concentration.
Denis Sassou N’Guesso met Unicongo’s business delegation in Dolisie on March 1, 2026, where private sector leaders demanded local content priority and fair public procurement access during the presidential campaign.
Denis Sassou N’Guesso launched a high-energy campaign sweep through the Bouenza and Niari departments within 48 hours of the official campaign opening, drawing massive crowds in Dolisie, Madingou and Sibiti.
Congo-Brazzaville’s presidential campaign opens nationwide ahead of the March 12 and 15 vote, with Sassou N’Guesso touring Pointe-Noire as rivals fan out.
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