Congo-Brazzaville election: boycotts, blackouts and growing dissent but Denis Sassou Nguesso held on to power

The 2026 presidential election in Congo-Brazzaville (the Republic of the Congo) returned Denis Sassou Nguesso for a fifth consecutive term, with a definitive 94.90% of the vote. We asked Ngodi Etanislas, a political scientist who focuses on the central …

Kagame in Congo-Brazzaville for Sassou Nguesso's inauguration

TotalEnergies announces hydrocarbon discovery offshore Congo-Brazzaville

Oil, gas and energy company TotalEnergies has made a hydrocarbon discovery on the Moho licence, offshore Congo-Brazzaville, following the drilling of the MHNM-6 NFW exploration well targeting the Moho G structure. This well encountered a hydrocarbon column …

Eni and Congo-Brazzaville: Powering a Strategic Partnership for Sustainable Development

By Elie Smith Since its entry into Republic of the Congo in 1968, Eni has evolved from a traditional oil operator into a central pillar of the country’s broader development architecture. Today, its footprint extends well beyond hydrocarbons, shaping energy …

India-China energy cooperation doesn't require warm relations, or lofty civilisational rhetoric

Beijing: It's a joke told twice, a decade apart. In 2015, then-Indian defence minister Manohar Parrikar commented that the eyes of Ganesh statues gifted to him seemed to grow 'narrower' by the year - until he noticed 'Made in China' …

Interpol arrest warrant for Congo-Brazzaville FA prez

Authorities in Congo-Brazzaville have applied to Interpol for an international arrest warrant against Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas, the president of the country’s football federation, FECOFOOT, after he was convicted of embezzling $1.1m in FIFA funds. Mayolas …

Interpol arrest warrant requested in Congo-Brazzaville for Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas

Authorities in Congo-Brazzaville have applied to Interpol for an international arrest warrant against Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas, the president of the country’s football federation, Fecofoot, after he was convicted of embezzling $1.1m in Fifa funds. Mayolas …

Congo-Brazzaville: Constitutional Court Confirms Sassou Nguesso’s Fifth Term

Was Congo's election a credible democratic mandate or a fraudulent exercise with no legitimacy? Above: Incumbent President of the Republic of Congo and presidential candidate Denis Sassou Nguesso in Brazzaville on March 15. Image credit: Daniel …

Court Confirms Sassou Nguesso Re-Elected Congo-Brazzaville President

  Congo-Brazzaville’s 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso secured 95 percent of the vote in an election that extended his rule, the constitutional court said late Saturday. The March 15 election gave Sassou Nguesso, who has led the oil-rich central …

Congo-Brazzaville court confirms Sassou Nguesso re‑election with 95%

Congo-Brazzaville's 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso secured 95 percent of the vote in an election that extended his rule, the constitutional court said late Saturday. The March 15 election gave Sassou Nguesso, who has led the oil-rich …