THE same cast of characters has once again dragged Congo-Brazzaville into civil war, 18 months after the last one ended. The quarrel is between two men: Denis Sassou-Nguesso, the current president, ...

Shelling rocked the center of Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, on Thursday as its mayor held more talks on ending a bloody monthlong showdown there, witnesses said. Mayor Bernard ...

Congo is heading towards another tightly watched presidential race after the ruling Congolese Labour Party confirmed it will ...

Republic of Congo's President Denis Sassou Nguesso, seeking a third term in Sunday's election, began his political career as a Marxist-Leninist and has become a wealthy strongman determined to extend ...

Congo's President Denis Sassou Nguesso will stand for re-election in March next year, his party said on Tuesday after ...

Denis Sassou Nguesso has been re-elected as the president of Republic of Congo in an election the opposition claim was marred by fraud. Congolese Interior Minister Raymond Zephyrin Mboulou said that ...