Denis Sassou Nguesso

Sworn in on April 16, Denis Sassou N’Guesso set Congo’s economic agenda: diversification, revenue mobilization, anti-graft measures and transport and power upgrades through 2031.

Congo’s Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso resigned with his entire cabinet after the March vote, as President Sassou N’Guesso accepted and named caretakers.

Congo-Brazzaville’s Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso resigned with his cabinet after Denis Sassou N’Guesso’s inauguration, leaving a caretaker government in place.

Denis Sassou N’Guesso was officially inaugurated as president of the Republic of Congo on April 16, 2026, at Kintélé stadium in Brazzaville, opening a new five-year term before an audience …

Denis Sassou N’Guesso was inaugurated for a new five-year term on April 16, 2026, at Brazzaville’s 60,000-seat Kintélé stadium, with foreign heads of state in attendance.

Congo-Brazzaville’s Constitutional Court confirmed Denis Sassou Nguesso’s re-election with 94.82% of the vote, clearing the way for a new presidential term.

After Congo-Brazzaville’s March 2026 presidential election, a senior women’s council official toured Bouenza villages to honor female voters whose massive turnout was widely praised.

Congo’s Constitutional Court will hear Uphrem Dave Mafoula’s bid to annul the presidential results and Denis Sassou-N’Guesso’s election on March 28.

Congo-Brazzaville voted March 15, 2026, with 2.6 million registered electors as Denis Sassou N’Guesso, 82, sought a fifth term against six rivals.